Vidigueira

Vidigueira (Portuguese pronunciation: [viðiˈɣɐjɾɐ] (listen) 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]

Vidigueira
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Coordinates: 38°12′N 7°48′W
Country Portugal
RegionAlentejo
Intermunic. comm.Baixo Alentejo
DistrictBeja
Parishes4
Government
  PresidentManuel Narra (CDU)
Area
  Total316.0 km2 (122.0 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
  Total5,932
  Density19/km2 (49/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC±00:00 (WET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+01:00 (WEST)
Local holidayAscension Day (date varies)
Websitehttp://www.cm-vidigueira.pt

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]

  • Pedrógão
  • Selmes
  • Vidigueira
  • Vila de Frades

Notable people

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