Santa Clara-a-Velha is a

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in the municipality of

Odemira Odemira ( or ) is a town and a municipality in Beja District in the Portuguese region of Alentejo. The population in 2011 was 26,066, in an area of 1720.60 km2, making it the largest municipality of Portugal by area. It is famous for its wi ...

, Portugal. The population in 2011 was 873,Instituto Nacional de Estatística (INE)
Census 2011 results according to the 2013 administrative division of Portugal in an area of 163.67 km².Áreas das freguesias, concelhos, distritos e país
/ref> It was formed in 2013 by the merger of the former parishes Santa Clara-a-Velha and Pereiras-Gare. The

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of Santa Clara (Barragem de Santa Clara), one of the largest dams in

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, is located here.

References

Freguesias of Odemira {{Beja-geo-stub