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Vendas Novas

Vendas Novas
Municipality
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Coordinates: 38°41′N 8°27′W / 38.683°N 8.450°W / 38.683; -8.450Coordinates: 38°41′N 8°27′W / 38.683°N 8.450°W / 38.683; -8.450
Country  Portugal
Region Alentejo
Subregion Alentejo Central
Intermunic. comm. Alentejo Central
District Évora
Parishes 2
Government
 • President José Figueira (CDU)
Area
 • Total 222.39 km2 (85.87 sq mi)
Population (2011)
 • Total 11,846
 • Density 53/km2 (140/sq mi)
Time zone WET/WEST (UTC+0/+1)
Website http://www.cm-vn.pt

Vendas Novas (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈvẽdɐʒ ˈnɔvɐʃ]) is a municipality in the District of Évora in Portugal. The population in 2011 was 11,846, in an area of 222.39 km². The city has 10,235 inhabitants.

The present Mayor is José Rodrigues Figueira, elected by the Unitarian Democratic Coalition. The municipal holiday is September 7.

A hoard of prehistoric objects, including two trapezoid-shaped plaques with geometric designs, was found underneath a hill by labourers in the mid nineteenth century during the construction of the railway line between Vendas Novas and Beja. They are now kept at the British Museum.

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


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