Santa Clara-a-Velha

Santa Clara-a-Velha
Parish
Santa Clara-a-Velha
Coordinates: 37°30′47″N 8°28′34″W / 37.513°N 8.476°W / 37.513; -8.476Coordinates: 37°30′47″N 8°28′34″W / 37.513°N 8.476°W / 37.513; -8.476
Country Portugal
Region Alentejo
Subregion Alentejo Litoral
Intermunic. comm. Alentejo Litoral
District Beja
Municipality Odemira
Area
  Total 163.67 km2 (63.19 sq mi)
Population (2011)
  Total 873
  Density 5.3/km2 (14/sq mi)

Santa Clara-a-Velha is a civil parish in the municipality of Odemira, Portugal. The population in 2011 was 873,[1] in an area of 163.67 km².[2] It was formed in 2013 by the merger of the former parishes Santa Clara-a-Velha and Pereiras-Gare.[3] The dam of Santa Clara (Barragem de Santa Clara), one of the largest dams in Europe, is located here.

References

  1. Instituto Nacional de Estatística (INE), Census 2011 results according to the 2013 administrative division of Portugal
  2. Direção-Geral do Território
  3. Diário da República. "Law nr. 11-A/2013, page 552 81" (pdf) (in Portuguese). Retrieved 29 July 2014.


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