Alvaiázere
Alvaiázere (Portuguese pronunciation: [alvɐˈjazɨɾɨ] ⓘ) is a municipality in the district of Leiria in Portugal. The population in 2011 was 7,287,[1] in an area of 160.48 km2.[2]
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| Coordinates: 39°49′N 8°23′W | |
| Country |  Portugal |
| Region | Centro |
| Intermunic. comm. | Região de Leiria |
| District | Leiria |
| Parishes | 5 |
| Government | |
| • President | Paulo Delgado Morgado (PSD) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 160.48 km2 (61.96 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 7,287 |
| • Density | 45/km2 (120/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC±00:00 (WET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+01:00 (WEST) |
| Local holiday | June 13 |
| Website | http://www.cm-alvaiazere.pt |
The municipality is bordered by the municipalities of Ansião (to the north), Figueiró dos Vinhos (to the northeast and east), Ferreira do Zêzere (to the southeast), Ourém (to the southwest) and Pombal (to the west). The present Mayor is Paulo Delgado Morgado, elected by the Social Democratic Party. The municipal holiday is on June 13.
Origin of the name Alvaiázere: from the Arabic word "Al-Baiaz" (the falconer); lands of the falconer. Manuel Vieira da Silva Borges e Abreu, 1st Baron of Alvaiázere was the main physician of King John VI of Portugal.
| Population of the municipality of Alvaiázere (1801–2011) | |||||||||
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| 1801 | 1849 | 1900 | 1930 | 1960 | 1981 | 1991 | 2001 | 2004 | 2011 |
| 3477 | 6426 | 11936 | 12870 | 13583 | 10510 | 9306 | 8438 | 8112 | 7287 |
Parishes
Administratively, the municipality is divided into 5 civil parishes (freguesias):[3]
- Almoster
- Alvaiázere
- Maçãs de Dona Maria
- Pelmá
- Pussos São Pedro
Climate
| Climate data for Rego da Murta, altitude: 241 m (791 ft) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 149 (5.9) |
128 (5.0) |
107 (4.2) |
84 (3.3) |
82 (3.2) |
40 (1.6) |
10 (0.4) |
12 (0.5) |
52 (2.0) |
104 (4.1) |
131 (5.2) |
146 (5.7) |
1,045 (41.1) |
| Source: Portuguese Environment Agency[4] | |||||||||||||
References
- Instituto Nacional de Estatística Archived November 15, 2016, at the Wayback Machine
- "Áreas das freguesias, concelhos, distritos e país". Archived from the original on 2018-11-05. Retrieved 2018-11-05.
- Diário da República. "Law nr. 11-A/2013, page 552 12" (pdf) (in Portuguese). Retrieved 16 July 2014.
- "Monthly Precipitation Rego da Murta". APA. Retrieved 4 June 2021.