Almodôvar
| Almodôvar | |||
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| Municipality | |||
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| Coordinates: 37°30′N 8°03′W / 37.500°N 8.050°WCoordinates: 37°30′N 8°03′W / 37.500°N 8.050°W | |||
| Country |
 Portugal | ||
| Region | Alentejo | ||
| Subregion | Baixo Alentejo | ||
| Intermunic. comm. | Baixo Alentejo | ||
| District | Beja | ||
| Parishes | 6 | ||
| Government | |||
| • President | António Bota (PS) | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 777.88 km2 (300.34 sq mi) | ||
| Population (2011) | |||
| • Total | 7,449 | ||
| • Density | 9.6/km2 (25/sq mi) | ||
| Time zone | WET/WEST (UTC+0/+1) | ||
| Website | http://www.cm-almodovar.pt | ||
Almodôvar (Portuguese pronunciation: [aɫmuˈdovaɾ] or [aɫmuˈðovɐɾ]; Arabic: المدوّر trans. al-Mudawwar) is a town and a municipality in the District of Beja, Portugal. The population in 2011 was 7,449,[1] in an area of 777.88 km².[2]
The present Mayor is António Bota, a member of the Socialist Party. Almodôvar received its first Foral (Town Charter) on April 17, 1285 by order of King Dinis of Portugal, confirmed by a new Foral on June 1, 1512, by order of King Manuel I of Portugal.
The town's Museum of Southwestern Writing is featured on episode 1 of the three part documentary The Celts: Blood, Iron and Sacrifice, which was broadcast by the BBC in 2015, and hosted by Alice Roberts and Neil Oliver, featuring stone tables containing what some archeologists believe to be a proto-celtic language.
Parishes
The municipality is subdivided into the following parishes:[3]
- Aldeia dos Fernandes
- Almodôvar e Graça dos Padrões
- Santa Clara-a-Nova e Gomes Aires
- Rosário
- Santa Cruz
- São Barnabé
Geography
The Almodôvar area is situated in an area of transition between the Alentejo peneplain, in the northernmost part of the municipality, and the hills of the Serra do Caldeirão to the south of its territory. The Iberian Pyrite Belt (IPB) which begins in Aljustrel and spreads through the lower Alentejo extending into Southern Spain crosses the area of the municipality.
References
- ↑ Instituto Nacional de Estatística
- ↑ Eurostat Archived September 6, 2014, at the Wayback Machine.
- ↑ Diário da República. "Law nr. 11-A/2013, pages 552 11-12" (pdf) (in Portuguese). Retrieved 10 July 2014.