Monsaraz

Monsaraz
View of Monsaraz and the Alqueva Dam lake
View of Monsaraz and the Alqueva Dam lake
Coat of arms of Monsaraz
Monsaraz is located in Portugal
Monsaraz
Monsaraz
Location in Portugal
Coordinates: 38°26′38″N 7°22′52″W / 38.444°N 7.381°W / 38.444; -7.381
Country Portugal
RegionAlentejo
Intermunic. comm.Alentejo Central
DistrictÉvora
MunicipalityReguengos de Monsaraz
Area
 • Total88.29 km2 (34.09 sq mi)
Elevation
195 m (640 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total782
 • Density8.9/km2 (23/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC±00:00 (WET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+01:00 (WEST)
Postal code
7200
Area code266
PatronSanta Maria da Lagoa
Websitehttp://www.monsaraz.pt/

Monsaraz is a civil parish (freguesia) of the municipality of Reguengos de Monsaraz, on the right margin of the Guadiana River in the Portuguese Alentejo region, near its border with Spain. The population in 2011 was 782,[1] in an area of 88.29 km2.[2]

  1. ^ Instituto Nacional de Estatística
  2. ^ "Áreas das freguesias, concelhos, distritos e país". Archived from the original on 2018-11-05. Retrieved 2018-11-05.