Almodôvar

Almodôvar
Municipality

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Coordinates: 37°30′N 8°03′W / 37.500°N 8.050°W / 37.500; -8.050Coordinates: 37°30′N 8°03′W / 37.500°N 8.050°W / 37.500; -8.050
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.

Parishes

The municipality is subdivided into the following parishes:[3]

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.

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