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Mourão

Mourão
Municipality
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Coat of arms of Mourão
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Coordinates: 38°20′N 7°22′W / 38.333°N 7.367°W / 38.333; -7.367Coordinates: 38°20′N 7°22′W / 38.333°N 7.367°W / 38.333; -7.367
Country  Portugal
Region Alentejo
Subregion Alentejo Central
Intermunic. comm. Alentejo Central
District Évora
Parishes 3
Government
 • President José Lopes (PS)
Area
 • Total 278.63 km2 (107.58 sq mi)
Population (2011)
 • Total 2,663
 • Density 9.6/km2 (25/sq mi)
Time zone WET/WEST (UTC+0/+1)
Website http://www.cm-mourao.pt

Mourão (Portuguese pronunciation: [mowˈɾɐ̃w]) is a municipality in the District of Évora in Portugal. The population in 2011 was 2,663, in an area of 278.63 km².

The municipality borders the municipality of Alandroal to the north, Spain to the west, Barrancos to the south-east, Moura to the south and Reguengos de Monsaraz to the east.

The town has the well-preserved Castle of Mourão.

The present Mayor is António José Manuel Santinha Lopes, elected by the Socialist Party. The municipal holiday is February 2.

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


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