Mora (), officially the Town of Mora (), is a town and municipality in
Évora District
Évora District ( ) is located in Alentejo, in southern Portugal. The district capital is the city of Évora. It borders Spain.
Municipalities
The district is composed by 14 municipalities:
* Alandroal
* Arraiolos
* Borba
* Estremoz
* Év ...
in Portugal. The population in 2011 was 4,978,
[Instituto Nacional de EstatÃstica]
/ref> in an area of 443.95 km2.
The present Mayor is Paula Cristina Calado Chuço, elected by the Socialist Party
Socialist Party is the name of many different political parties around the world. All of these parties claim to uphold some form of socialism, though they may have very different interpretations of what "socialism" means. Statistically, most of th ...
in 2021. The municipal holiday is Easter Monday
Easter Monday is the second day of Eastertide and a public holiday in more than 50 predominantly Christian countries. In Western Christianity it marks the second day of the Octave of Easter; in Eastern Christianity it marks the second day of Br ...
.
Climate
Parishes
Administratively, the municipality is divided into 4 civil parishes ('' freguesias''):
* Brotas
* Cabeção
* Mora
* Pavia
Gallery
Image:Igreja da Misericórdia de Mora.JPG, Main church of Mora
Notable people
* José Pedro Biléu (born 1932 in Mora) a former Portuguese footballer with 303 caps with Lusitano de Évora
References
External links
Town Hall official website
Online Newspaper
Photos of Mora
Municipalities of Évora District
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