Mourão () is a municipality in the District of
Évora
Évora ( , ) is a city and a municipality in Portugal. It has 53,591 inhabitants (2021), in an area of 1307.08 km2. It is the historic capital of the Alentejo and serves as the seat of the Évora District.
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in Portugal. The population in 2011 was 2,663,
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Geography
The municipality borders the municipality of Alandroal
Alandroal () is a municipality in the Portuguese district of Évora located on the eastern frontier with Spain along the right margin of the Guadiana River in the Central Alentejo region. It is located above sea level, northeast of Évora and sou ...
to the north, Spain
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to the east, Barrancos
Barrancos ( Barranquenho: ''Barrancu'') is a town and a municipality in Portugal. With a population of 1,834 in 2011, it is the least populated municipality in mainland Portugal. Its area is 168.42 km2.
The municipality is composed of one pa ...
to the south-east, Moura to the south and Reguengos de Monsaraz
Reguengos de Monsaraz () is a municipality in Évora District in Portugal. The population in 2011 was 10,828, in an area of 464.00 km2. The City of Reguengos de Monsaraz proper has a population of 7,308.
The present Mayor is José Calixto, el ...
to the east.
The town has the well-preserved Castle of Mourão.
Gallery
Politics
The present Mayor is Maria Clara Safara, elected by the Socialist Party
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. The municipal holiday is February 2.
Parishes
Administratively, the municipality is divided into 3 civil parishes (''freguesias
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''):
Notable people
* Hernâni Neves
Hernâni Madruga Neves (born 2 November 1963), known simply as Hernâni, is a retired Portuguese football and beach soccer player. In the former, he played as a defensive midfielder.
He amassed Primeira Liga totals of 84 games and two goals over ...
(born 1963) a retired Portuguese footballer and beach soccer player, known as ''Hernâni''
See also
*Granja Amareleja IPR Granja-Amareleja is a Portuguese wine region centered on the town of Mourão in the Alentejo region. The region was initially a separate '' Indicação de Proveniencia Regulamentada'' (IPR) region, but in 2003, it became one of eight subregions of ...
References
External links
Mourão Municipality (Portugal)Mourão Digital - A tua Comunidade na Internet
Municipalities of Évora District
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