Mourão

Mourão
Municipality

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Coordinates: 38°20′N 7°22′W / 38.333°N 7.367°W / 38.333; -7.367Coordinates: 38°20′N 7°22′W / 38.333°N 7.367°W / 38.333; -7.367
Country  Portugal
Region Alentejo
Subregion Alentejo Central
Intermunic. comm. Alentejo Central
District Évora
Parishes 3
Government
  President José Lopes (PS)
Area
  Total 278.63 km2 (107.58 sq mi)
Population (2011)
  Total 2,663
  Density 9.6/km2 (25/sq mi)
Time zone WET/WEST (UTC+0/+1)
Website http://www.cm-mourao.pt

Mourão (Portuguese pronunciation: [mowˈɾɐ̃w]) is a municipality in the District of Évora in Portugal. The population in 2011 was 2,663,[1] in an area of 278.63 km².[2]

Geography

The municipality borders the municipality of Alandroal to the north, Spain to the west, Barrancos to the south-east, Moura to the south and Reguengos de Monsaraz to the east.

The town has the well-preserved Castle of Mourão.

Politics

The present Mayor is António José Manuel Santinha Lopes, elected by the Socialist Party. The municipal holiday is February 2.

Parishes

Administratively, the municipality is divided into 3 civil parishes (freguesias):[3]

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