Vidigueira

Vidigueira
Municipality

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Coordinates: 38°12′N 7°48′W / 38.200°N 7.800°W / 38.200; -7.800Coordinates: 38°12′N 7°48′W / 38.200°N 7.800°W / 38.200; -7.800
Country  Portugal
Region Alentejo
Subregion Baixo Alentejo
Intermunic. comm. Baixo Alentejo
District Beja
Parishes 4
Government
  President Manuel Narra (CDU)
Area
  Total 316.0 km2 (122.0 sq mi)
Population (2011)
  Total 5,932
  Density 19/km2 (49/sq mi)
Time zone WET/WEST (UTC+0/+1)
Website http://www.cm-vidigueira.pt

Vidigueira (Portuguese pronunciation: [viðiˈɣɐjɾɐ] or [viðiˈɣeɾɐ]) is a town and a municipality in the District of Beja in Portugal. The population in 2011 was 5,932,[1] in an area of 316.61 km².[2]

The present Mayor is Manuel Rosa Narra, elected by the Unitarian Democratic Coalition. The municipal holiday is Ascension Day. The archaeological site of the Roman Ruins of Villa Áulica and Convent of São Cucufate are situated near Vidigueira.

Parishes

Administratively, the municipality is divided into 4 civil parishes (freguesias):[3]

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