Montemor-o-Velho

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Montemor-o-Velho
Flag of Montemor-o-Velho
Municipal flag
Coat of arms of Montemor-o-Velho
Municipal coat of arms
Location of Montemor-o-Velho
Location  
 - Country Flag of Portugal Portugal
 - Region Centro
 - Subregion Baixo Mondego
 - District or A.R. Coimbra
Mayor Luís Manuel Barbosa Marques Leal
 - Party PSD
Area 228.62 km²
Population
 - Total 25,516
 - Density 165,5/km²
No. of parishes 14
Coordinates [1]
Municipal holiday
September 08
Website: http://www.cm-montemorvelho.pt/

Montemor-o-Velho (pron. IPA[mõtɨ'mɔɾ u 'vɛʎu]) is a town and municipality of the Coimbra district, in Portugal. It has roughly 30,000 inhabitants.

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Montemor-o-Velho has one of the only international sized 2 km rowing lakes in Portugal. The lake hosted its first rowing race in 2002 (the Coupe de la Jeunesse), before it was completed. During the competition, FISA judges noted that the lake was not wide enough to meet international standards. After then, it was rebuilt to meet these standards.

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Coordinates: 40°10′N, 8°41′W