Moura
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This article is about the municipality in Portugal. For the town in Queensland, Australia, see Moura, Queensland.
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| Image:LocalMoura.svg | ||||||
| Location | ||||||
| - Country | Image:Flag of Portugal.svg Portugal | |||||
| - Region | Alentejo | |||||
| - Subregion | Baixo Alentejo | |||||
| - District or A.R. | Beja | |||||
| Mayor | José Pós de Mina | |||||
| - Party | CDU | |||||
| Area | 958.4 km² | |||||
| Population | ||||||
| - Total | 16,411 | |||||
| - Density | 17/km² | |||||
| No. of parishes | 8 | |||||
| Coordinates | 38º08 N 7º27'W | |||||
| Municipal holiday | Saint John June 24 | |||||
| Website: http://www.cm-moura.pt | ||||||
Moura (pron. IPA: ['mo(ou)ɾɐ]) is a municipality in Portugal with a total area of 958.4 km² and a total population of 16,411 inhabitants. The city itself has a population of 8,459.[1]
The municipality is composed of 8 parishes, and is located in the District of Beja.
The current Mayor is José Pós de Mina, elected by the Unitarian Democratic Coalition.
The municipal holiday is 24 June.
Image:Moura houses and Alentejo landscape.jpg
Moura houses with typical Alentejo landscape in the background
[edit] Parishes
- Amareleja
- Moura (Santo Agostinho)
- Moura (São João Baptista)
- Póvoa de São Miguel
- Safara
- Santo Aleixo da Restauração
- Santo Amador
- Sobral da Adiça
[edit] References
- ^ UMA POPULAÇÃO QUE SE URBANIZA, Uma avaliação recente - Cidades, 2004 Nuno Pires Soares, Instituto Geográfico Português (Geographic Institute of Portugal)
[edit] External links
Municipalities of the District of Beja | |
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| Aljustrel · Almodôvar · Alvito · Barrancos · Beja · Castro Verde · Cuba · Ferreira do Alentejo · Mértola · Moura · Odemira · Ourique · Serpa · Vidigueira | Image:Flag of Portugal.svg |
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