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)
Websitehttp://www.cm-vidigueira.pt

Vidigueira (Portuguese pronunciation: [viðiˈɣɐjɾɐ] or [viðiˈɣe(j)ɾɐ]) 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

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

  • Pedrógão
  • Selmes
  • Vidigueira
  • Vila de Frades

Notable people

See also

References

  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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