Mourão
Municipality in Alentejo, Portugal
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Mourão (pronounced [moˈɾɐ̃w] ⓘ) is a municipality in the District of Évora in Portugal. The population in 2011 was 2,663,[1] in an area of 278.63 km2.[2]
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Mourão | |
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 Interactive map of Mourão | |
| Coordinates: 38°20′N 7°22′W | |
| Country |  Portugal |
| Region | Alentejo |
| Intermunic. comm. | Alentejo Central |
| District | Évora |
| Seat | Mourão Municipal Chamber |
| Parishes | 3 |
| Government | |
| • President | João Fortes (PSD) |
| Area | |
• Total | 278.63 km2 (107.58 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 2,663 |
| • Density | 9.557/km2 (24.75/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+00:00 (WET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+01:00 (WEST) |
| Local holiday | February 2 |
| Website | www |
Geography
The municipality borders the municipality of Alandroal to the north, Spain to the east, 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.
Gallery
Mourão Castle
Street in Mourão
View of the Alqueva Dam from the castle
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Politics
Parishes
Administratively, the municipality is divided into 3 civil parishes (freguesias):[3]
- Granja
- Luz
- Mourão
Notable people
- Hernâni Neves (born 1963) a retired Portuguese footballer and beach soccer player, known as Hernâni.
