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Vidigueira

Coordinates: 38°12′N 7°48′W / 38.200°N 7.800°W / 38.200; -7.800
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Vidigueira
Flag of Vidigueira
Coat of arms of Vidigueira
Coordinates: 38°12′N 7°48′W / 38.200°N 7.800°W / 38.200; -7.800
Country Portugal
RegionAlentejo
Intermunic. comm.Baixo Alentejo
DistrictBeja
Parishes4
Government
 • PresidentManuel Narra (CDU)
Area
 • Total316.0 km2 (122.0 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)
 • Total5,176
 • Density16/km2 (42/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC±00:00 (WET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+01:00 (WEST)
Local holidayAscension Day (date varies)
Websitewww.cm-vidigueira.pt

Vidigueira (European Portuguese: [viðiˈɣɐjɾɐ] , locally [vidiˈɡeɾɐ]) 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 Unitary 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

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

  • Pedrógão
  • Selmes
  • Vidigueira
  • Vila de Frades

Notable people

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ Instituto Nacional de Estatística
  2. ^ Áreas das freguesias, concelhos, distritos e país
  3. ^ Diário da República. "Law nr. 11-A/2013, page 552 128" (pdf) (in Portuguese). Retrieved 4 August 2014.
  4. ^ Israel, Jonathan I., Spinoza, Life & Legacy. Oxford: Oxford University Press 2023, 82-88
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