Montemor-o-Novo
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| Montemor-o-Novo | |||
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| Country |  Portugal |
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| Region | Alentejo | ||
| Intermunic. comm. | Alentejo Central | ||
| District | Évora | ||
| Parishes | 7 | ||
| Government | |||
| • President | Olímpio Manuel Vidigal Galvão (PS) | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 1,232.97 km2 (476.05 sq mi) | ||
| Population (2011) | |||
| • Total | 17,437 | ||
| • Density | 14/km2 (37/sq mi) | ||
| Time zone | WET (UTC±00:00) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | WEST (UTC+01:00) | ||
| Local holiday | Saint John of God March 8 |
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| Website | www |
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Montemor-o-Novo (Portuguese pronunciation: [mõtɨˈmɔɾ u ˈnovu] (
listen)) is a municipality in the District of Évora in Portugal. The population in 2011 was 17,437,[1] in an area of 1232.97 km2.[2] The city itself had a population of 8,928 in 2001.[3]
The present Mayor is Olímpio Manuel Vidigal Galvão, elected in 2021 by the Socialist Party. The municipal holiday is March 8, after Saint John of God,[4] a 16th-century saint, who was born in Montemor-o-Novo.
Parishes
Administratively, the municipality is divided into 7 civil parishes (freguesias):[5]
- Cabrela
- Ciborro
- Cortiçadas de Lavre e Lavre
- Foros de Vale de Figueira
- Nossa Senhora da Vila, Nossa Senhora do Bispo e Silveiras
- Santiago do Escoural
- São Cristóvão
Gallery
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The city castle.
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Town square.
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The local landscape.
Notable people
- Vasco Gil Sodré (c.1450 — c.1500) a Portuguese navigator, early settler of the Azores island of Graciosa
- Saint John of God (1495–1550) a canonized Portuguese soldier turned health-care worker in Spain, whose followers later formed the Brothers Hospitallers of Saint John of God.[4]
- Fernando Martins Mascarenhas (c.1548 – 1628) a scholar, theologian, and church leader
- Maria Clara Correia Alves (1869–1948) a Portuguese feminist, co-founder of the National Council of Portuguese Women
- Kalidás Barreto (1932–2020), trade unionist.[6]
- Luís Capoulas Santos (born 1951) a Portuguese politician and Govt. Minister
- Ai Weiwei (born 1957), Chinese contemporary artist and activist[7]
References
- ↑ Instituto Nacional de Estatística
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- ↑ UMA POPULAÇÃO QUE SE URBANIZA, Uma avaliação recente - Cidades, 2004 Nuno Pires Soares, Instituto Geográfico Português (Geographic Institute of Portugal)
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External links
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