Municipality in Alentejo, Portugal
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]
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
Politics
The present Mayor is João Fortes , elected in 2021 by a coalition between PSD and CDS-PP . The municipal holiday is February 2.
Parishes
Administratively, the municipality is divided into 3 civil parishes (freguesias ):[ 3]
Notable people
Hernâni Neves (born 1963) a retired Portuguese footballer and beach soccer player, known as Hernâni .
See also
References
External links
International National Geographic