Moura, Portugal

Moura
Flag of Moura
Coat of arms of Moura
Coordinates: 38°08′N 7°27′W / 38.133°N 7.450°W / 38.133; -7.450
Country Portugal
RegionAlentejo
Intermunic. comm.Baixo Alentejo
DistrictBeja
Parishes8
Government
 • PresidentSantiago Macias (CDU)
Area
 • Total
958.46 km2 (370.06 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total
15,167
 • Density16/km2 (41/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+00:00 (WET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+01:00 (WEST)
Local holidaySaint John
June 24
Websitewww.cm-moura.pt

Moura (European Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈmoɾɐ] ) is a city and a municipality in the District of Beja in Portugal, subdivided into 5 freguesias. The population in 2011 was 15,167,[1] in an area of 958.46 km2.[2] The city itself had a population of 8,459 in 2001.[3] It has now around 11,000 inhabitants.

The current mayor is José Pós de Mina, elected by the Unitary Democratic Coalition. The municipal holiday is 24 June.

It is home to Moura Photovoltaic Power Station, one of Europe's largest solar-power facilities.

  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.
  3. ^ UMA POPULAÇÃO QUE SE URBANIZA, Uma avaliação recente - Cidades, 2004 Nuno Pires Soares, Instituto Geográfico Português (Geographic Institute of Portugal)