For other uses, see Mourão (disambiguation).

Mourão (pronounced [moˈɾɐ̃w] ⓘ) 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 east, 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.

  • Mourão Castle
    Mourão Castle
  • Street in Mourão
    Street in Mourão
  • View of the Alqueva Dam from the castle
    View of the Alqueva Dam from the castle

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):[3]

  • Granja
  • Luz
  • Mourão

Notable people

  • Hernâni Neves (born 1963) a retired Portuguese footballer and beach soccer player, known as Hernâni.

See also

References

  1. ^ Instituto Nacional de Estatística
  2. ^ "Áreas das freguesias, concelhos, distritos e país". Archived from the original on 2018-11-05. Retrieved 2018-11-05.
  3. ^ Diário da República. "Law nr. 11-A/2013, page 552 79" (pdf) (in Portuguese). Retrieved 28 July 2014.


Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mour%C3%A3o
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