Montemor-o-Novo
| Montemor-o-Novo | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Municipality | |||
|
|||
 |
|||
| Coordinates: 38°39′N 8°13′W / 38.650°N 8.217°WCoordinates: 38°39′N 8°13′W / 38.650°N 8.217°W | |||
| Country |
 Portugal
|
||
| Region | Alentejo | ||
| Subregion | Alentejo Central | ||
| Intermunic. comm. | Alentejo Central | ||
| District | Évora | ||
| Parishes | 7 | ||
| Government | |||
| • President | Hortênsia Menino (CDU) | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 1,232.97 km2 (476.05 sq mi) | ||
| Population (2011) | |||
| • Total | 17,437 | ||
| • Density | 14/km2 (37/sq mi) | ||
| Time zone | WET/WEST (UTC+0/+1) | ||
| Website | http://www.cm-montemornovo.pt | ||
Montemor-o-Novo (Portuguese pronunciation: [mõtɨˈmɔɾ u ˈnovu]) is a municipality in the District of Évora in Portugal. The population in 2011 was 17,437, in an area of 1232.97 km². The city itself had a population of 8,928 in 2001.
The present Mayor is Hortênsia Menino, elected by the Unitarian Democratic Coalition. The municipal holiday is March 8, after Saint John of God, a 16th-century saint, who was born in Montemor-o-Novo.
Administratively, the municipality is divided into 7 civil parishes (freguesias):
The city castle.
Town square.
The local landscape.
...
Wikipedia