Ferreira do Alentejo

Ferreira do Alentejo
Municipality

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Coordinates: 38°03′N 8°06′W / 38.050°N 8.100°W / 38.050; -8.100Coordinates: 38°03′N 8°06′W / 38.050°N 8.100°W / 38.050; -8.100
Country  Portugal
Region Alentejo
Subregion Baixo Alentejo
Intermunic. comm. Baixo Alentejo
District Beja
Parishes 4
Government
 • President Aníbal Costa (PS)
Area
 • Total 648.25 km2 (250.29 sq mi)
Population (2011)
 • Total 8,255
 • Density 13/km2 (33/sq mi)
Time zone WET/WEST (UTC+0/+1)
Website http://www.cm-ferreira-alentejo.pt

Ferreira do Alentejo (Portuguese pronunciation: [fɨˈʁɐjɾɐ] or [fɨˈʁeɾɐ ðu ɐlẽˈtɛʒu]) is a town and a municipality in Beja District in Portugal. The population in 2011 was 8,255,[1] in an area of 648.25 km².[2]

The present Mayor is Aníbal Coelho Costa, elected by the Socialist Party. The municipal holiday is March 5.

Parishes

Administratively, the municipality is divided into 4 civil parishes (freguesias):[3]

References

  1. ↑ Instituto Nacional de Estatística
  2. ↑ Direção-Geral do Território
  3. ↑ Diário da República. "Law nr. 11-A/2013, page 552 49" (pdf) (in Portuguese). Retrieved 22 July 2014.
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