Évora, Portugal
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| Coordinates: 38°34′N 07°54′W / 38.567°N 7.900°WCoordinates: 38°34′N 07°54′W / 38.567°N 7.900°W | |||
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| Region | Alentejo | ||
| Subregion | Alentejo Central | ||
| Intermunic. comm. | Alentejo Central | ||
| District | Évora | ||
| Parishes | 12 | ||
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| • President | Carlos Pinto de Sá (CDU) | ||
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| • Total | 1,307.08 km2 (504.67 sq mi) | ||
| Population (2011) | |||
| • Total | 56,596 | ||
| • Density | 43/km2 (110/sq mi) | ||
| Time zone | WET/WEST (UTC+0/+1) | ||
| Website | www |
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Évora Municipality, Portugal 
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| Coordinates | 38°34′21″N 7°54′26″W / 38.5725°N 7.9072°W |
| Area | 1,307.04 km2 (1.40689×1010 sq ft) |
| Criteria | ii, iv |
| Reference | 361 |
| Inscription | 1986 (10th Session) |
| Website | www |
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Évora (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈɛvuɾɐ]) is a city and a municipality in Portugal. The population in 2011 was 56,596, in an area of 1307.08 km². It is the seat of the Évora District. The present Mayor is Carlos Pinto de Sá of the CDU coalition. The municipal holiday is 29 June.
Due to its well-preserved old town centre, still partially enclosed by medieval walls, and a large number of monuments dating from various historical periods, including a Roman Temple, Évora is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. It is also a member of the Most Ancient European Towns Network.
Évora is ranked number two in the Portuguese most livable cities survey of living conditions published yearly by Expresso. It was ranked first in a study concerning competitiveness of the 18 Portuguese district capitals, according to a 2006 study made by Minho University economic researchers.
Évora has a history dating back more than five millennia.
It was known as Ebora by the Celtici, a tribal confederacy, south of the Lusitanians (and of Tagus river), who made the town their regional capital.
The etymological origin of the name Ebora is from the ancient Celtic word ebora/ebura, plural genitive of the word eburos (yew), name of a species of tree, so its name means "of the yew trees." The city of York, in northern England, at the time of the Roman Empire, was called Eboracum/Eburacum, named after the ancient Celtic place name *Eborakon (Place of Yew Trees), so the old name of York is etymologically related to the city of Évora. Alternative hypotheses are that the name is derived from oro, aurum, (gold) as the Romans had extensive gold mining in Portugal; or it may named after ivory workers, but these two hypotheses are much less likely than the first one, because the name Évora has no relation with gold or with ivory in ancient Celtic, Latin or Portuguese languages or other languages, there is no etymological ground for these two hypotheses. It may have been capital of the kingdom of Astolpas.
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