Moura (), officially the Notable Town of Moura City (), is a city and a
municipality
A municipality is usually a single administrative division having municipal corporation, corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate.
The term ''municipality' ...
in the
District of Beja in Portugal, subdivided into 5 ''
freguesia
(), usually translated as "parish" or "civil parish", is the third-level administrative subdivision of Portugal, as defined by the 1976 Constitution. It is also the designation for local government jurisdictions in the former Portuguese over ...
s''. The population in 2021 was 13,258,
in an area of .
The city itself had a population of 8,459 in 2001. It has now around 11,000 inhabitants.
The current mayor is José Pós de Mina, elected by the
Unitary Democratic Coalition. The municipal holiday is 24 June.
It is home to
Moura Photovoltaic Power Station, one of Europe's largest solar-power facilities and the
Castle of Moura.
There are two wine regions within the borders of Moura municipality:
Moura centered around the town of Moura and
Granja-Amareleja within the parishes of Amareleja, Póvoa de São Miguel and part of Santo Amador and São João Baptista.
Parishes
Administratively, the municipality is divided into 5 civil parishes (''
freguesias''):
*
Amareleja
Amareleja ( ) is a Portugal, Portuguese freguesia, civil parish of the Municipalities of Portugal, municipality of Moura Municipality, Moura in the district of Beja (district), Beja. The population in 2011 was 2,564 in an area of .
History
Ar ...
* Moura (Santo Agostinho e São João Baptista) e Santo Amador
* Póvoa de São Miguel
*
Safara e Santo Aleixo da Restauração
* Sobral da Adiça
Climate
Moura has a
Mediterranean climate
A Mediterranean climate ( ), also called a dry summer climate, described by Köppen and Trewartha as ''Cs'', is a temperate climate type that occurs in the lower mid-latitudes (normally 30 to 44 north and south latitude). Such climates typic ...
with very hot, dry summers and mild winters. It is one of the driest areas in Portugal with just over of precipitation.
Town Twinning
Moura has cooperation agreements with the following cities:
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Aroche, Spain, since 1994
*
Bissau
Bissau () is the Capital (political), capital and largest city of Guinea-Bissau. it had a population of 492,004. Bissau is located on the Geba River estuary, off the Atlantic Ocean, and is Guinea-Bissau's largest city, major port, its administr ...
, Guinea-Bissau, since 1997
*
Amareleja-Valencia del Mombuey, Spain, since 2000
*
Medjez El Bab, Tunisia, since 1995
*
Roccagorga, Italy
Other towns with the same name include:
*
Moura, Australia
Notable people
*
Gonçalo Abecasis (born 1976) a Portuguese American biomedical researcher at the
University of Michigan
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Corino Andrade (1906–2005) a leading neurologist and researcher who first described the
familial amyloidotic polyneuropathy (FAP) syndrome
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Miguel Garcia (born 1983) a former footballer with 228 club caps
*
Eunice Muñoz
Eunice Muñoz, Order of St. James of the Sword, OSE, Order of Infante D. Henrique, GCIH (30 July 1928 – 15 April 2022) was a Portuguese actress, considered one of the best Portuguese actresses of all time.
Early life and career
Eunice Muà ...
(born 1928 in Amareleja) a Portuguese actress
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Francisco Martins Rodrigues (1927– 2008) a Portuguese anti-Fascist and the founder of the
Portuguese Marxist-Leninist Committee
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António Rolim de Moura Tavares (1709 – 1782) the 1st Count of Azambuja and the 10th
Viceroy of Brazil
Gallery
File:MouraPortal-CCBY.jpg, Moura, Portugal
File:Safara_-_Moura.JPG, Moura, Portugal
File:Rua ajardinada.jpg, Moura, Portugal
File:HPIM1731.JPG, Moura, Portugal
File:Sede da Junta de Freguesia de Santo Aleixo da Restauração.JPG, Moura, Portugal
See also
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Moura IPR
References
External links
Town Hall official website
Cities in Portugal
Populated places in Beja District
Municipalities of Beja District
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