Mourão
Encyclopedia
Mourão is a municipality in Portugal
with a total area of 279.0 km² and a total population of 3,315 inhabitants.
The municipality is composed of 3 parishes, and is located in the District of Évora
. It 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 present Mayor is António José Manuel Santinha Lopes, elected by the Socialist Party
.
The municipal holiday is February 2.
Portugal
Portugal , officially the Portuguese Republic is a country situated in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Portugal is the westernmost country of Europe, and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the West and South and by Spain to the North and East. The Atlantic archipelagos of the...
with a total area of 279.0 km² and a total population of 3,315 inhabitants.
The municipality is composed of 3 parishes, and is located in the District of Évora
Évora (district)
Évora District is located in Alentejo, in southern Portugal. The district capital is the city of Évora.-Municipalities:The district is composed by 14 municipalities:* Alandroal* Arraiolos* Borba* Estremoz* Évora* Montemor-o-Novo* Mora* Mourão...
. It borders the municipality of Alandroal
Alandroal
Alandroal Municipality is a municipality in Portugal located on the eastern frontier with Spain along the Guadiana River in the Central Alentejo region...
to the north, Spain
Spain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
to the west, Barrancos
Barrancos
Barrancos is a municipality in Portugal with a total area of 168.3 km² and a total population of 1,825 inhabitants.The municipality is composed of one parish, being one of the six Portuguese municipalities composed of only one parish, and is located in Beja District, close to the Spanish...
to the south-east, Moura to the south and Reguengos de Monsaraz
Reguengos de Monsaraz
Reguengos de Monsaraz is Portuguese municipality in with a total area of 464 km² and a total population of 11,355. The City of Reguengos de Monsaraz proper has a population of 7,308....
to the east.
The present Mayor is António José Manuel Santinha Lopes, elected by the Socialist Party
Portuguese Socialist Party
The Portuguese Socialist Party was a political party in Portugal.The party was founded in 1875. During its initial phase the party was heavily influenced by Proudhonism, and rejected revolutionary Marxism. The party suffered constant factional struggles...
.
The municipal holiday is February 2.