Alvaiázere () is a

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in the district of

Leiria Leiria () is a city and municipality in the Central Region, Portugal, Central Region of Portugal. It is the 2nd largest city in that same region, after Coimbra, with a municipality population of 128,640 (as of 2021) in an area of . It is the seat o ...

in Portugal. The population in 2011 was 7,287,Instituto Nacional de Estatística
in an area of 160.48 km². The municipality is bordered by the municipalities of Ansião (to the north), Figueiró dos Vinhos (to the northeast and east), Ferreira do Zêzere (to the southeast), Ourém (to the southwest) and Pombal (to the west). The present Mayor is Paulo Delgado Morgado, elected by the

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. The municipal holiday is on June 13. The name of Alvaiázere originates from the

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word (, 'the falconer'), and thus means 'lands of the falconer'. Manuel Vieira da Silva Borges e Abreu, 1st Baron of Alvaiázere was the main

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of King

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Parishes

Administratively, the municipality is divided into 5 civil parishes ('' freguesias''): * Almoster * Alvaiázere * Maçãs de Dona Maria * Pelmá * Pussos São Pedro

Climate

References

External links

Municipality official website
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