Mourão () is a municipality in the District of
Évora
Évora ( , ), officially the Very Noble and Ever Loyal City of Évora (), is a city and a municipalities of Portugal, municipality in Portugal. It has 53,591 inhabitants (2021), in an area of . It is the historic capital of the Alentejo reg ...
in Portugal. The population in 2011 was 2,663,
[Instituto Nacional de EstatÃstica]
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Geography
The municipality borders the municipality of Alandroal
Alandroal (), officially Alandroal Town (), 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 le ...
to the north, Spain
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to the east, Barrancos
Barrancos ( Barranquenho: ), officially the Town of Barrancos (), is 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 co ...
to the south-east, Moura to the south and Reguengos de Monsaraz
Reguengos de Monsaraz (), officially the Municipality of 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 po ...
to the east.
The town has the well-preserved Castle of Mourão.
Gallery
Politics
The present Mayor is João Fortes, elected in 2021 by a coalition between PSD and CDS-PP. The municipal holiday is February 2.
Parishes
Administratively, the municipality is divided into 3 civil parishes ('' freguesias''):
Notable people
* Hernâni Neves (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
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Municipalities of Évora District
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