Moura

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Moura
Flag of Moura
Municipal flag
Coat of arms of Moura
Municipal coat of arms
Location of Moura
Location  
 - Country Flag of Portugal Portugal
 - Region Alentejo
 - Subregion Baixo Alentejo
 - District or A.R. Beja
Mayor José Pós de Mina
 - Party CDU
Area 958.4 km²
Population
 - Total 16,411
 - Density 17/km²
No. of parishes 8
Coordinates 38º08 N 7º27'W
Municipal holiday Saint John
June 24
Website: http://www.cm-moura.pt

Moura (pron. IPA: ['mo(ou)ɾɐ]) is a municipality in Portugal with a total area of 958.4 km² and a total population of 16,411 inhabitants. The city itself has a population of 8,459.[1]

The municipality is composed of 8 parishes, and is located in the District of Beja.

The current Mayor is José Pós de Mina, elected by the Unitarian Democratic Coalition.

The municipal holiday is 24 June.

Moura houses with typical Alentejo landscape in the background
Moura houses with typical Alentejo landscape in the background

[edit] Parishes

  • Amareleja
  • Moura (Santo Agostinho)
  • Moura (São João Baptista)
  • Póvoa de São Miguel
  • Safara
  • Santo Aleixo da Restauração
  • Santo Amador
  • Sobral da Adiça

[edit] References

  1. ^ UMA POPULAÇÃO QUE SE URBANIZA, Uma avaliação recente - Cidades, 2004 Nuno Pires Soares, Instituto Geográfico Português (Geographic Institute of Portugal)

[edit] External links

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