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Redondo Municipality

Redondo
Municipality
Flag of Redondo
Flag
Coat of arms of Redondo
Coat of arms
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Coordinates: 38°38′N 7°32′W / 38.633°N 7.533°W / 38.633; -7.533Coordinates: 38°38′N 7°32′W / 38.633°N 7.533°W / 38.633; -7.533
Country  Portugal
Region Alentejo
Subregion Alentejo Central
Intermunic. comm. Alentejo Central
District Évora
Parishes 2
Government
 • President Alfredo Barroso (Ind.)
Area
 • Total 369.51 km2 (142.67 sq mi)
Population (2011)
 • Total 7,031
 • Density 19/km2 (49/sq mi)
Time zone WET/WEST (UTC+0/+1)
Website www.cm-redondo.pt

Redondo (Portuguese pronunciation: [ʁɨˈðõdu]) is a municipality in the District of Évora in Portugal. The population in 2011 was 7,031, in an area of 369.51 km².

The town was historically ruled by the Count of Redondo starting in the 1500s.

The current Mayor is Alfredo Falamino Barroso, re-elected for a second term as head of an independent list having lost the political support of the Portuguese Communist Party during his first term. The municipal holiday is Easter Monday.

Administratively, the municipality is divided into 2 civil parishes (freguesias):


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