Viana do Alentejo
Viana do Alentejo (Portuguese pronunciation: [viˈɐnɐ ðu ɐlẽˈtɛʒu] ⓘ) is a municipality in the District of Évora in Portugal. The population in 2011 was 5,743,[1] in an area of 393.67 km2.[2]
Viana do Alentejo | |
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.jpg.webp) The Castle of Viana do Alentejo contemplating the town | |
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| Coordinates: 38°17′N 7°59′W | |
| Country |  Portugal |
| Region | Alentejo |
| Intermunic. comm. | Alentejo Central |
| District | Évora |
| Parishes | 3 |
| Government | |
| • President | Bernardino Bengalinha Pinto (PS) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 393.67 km2 (152.00 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 5,743 |
| • Density | 15/km2 (38/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC±00:00 (WET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+01:00 (WEST) |
| Local holiday | January 13 |
| Website | http://www.cm-vianadoalentejo.pt |
The present Mayor is Bernardino Bengalinha Pinto, elected by the Socialist Party. The municipal holiday is January 13.
Climate
Viana do Alentejo has a Mediterranean climate (Köppen: Csa) with mild, rainy winters and hot, dry summers.
| Climate data for Viana do Alentejo, 1971-2000 normals and extremes (with 2003 record high), altitude: 202 m (663 ft) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 22.0 (71.6) |
25.2 (77.4) |
30.0 (86.0) |
33.0 (91.4) |
37.2 (99.0) |
44.0 (111.2) |
45.0 (113.0) |
47.0 (116.6) |
41.7 (107.1) |
34.5 (94.1) |
28.6 (83.5) |
25.0 (77.0) |
47.0 (116.6) |
| Average high °C (°F) | 14.5 (58.1) |
15.9 (60.6) |
18.8 (65.8) |
20.2 (68.4) |
23.7 (74.7) |
29.0 (84.2) |
33.0 (91.4) |
33.0 (91.4) |
29.7 (85.5) |
23.7 (74.7) |
18.5 (65.3) |
15.4 (59.7) |
23.0 (73.3) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 9.6 (49.3) |
10.8 (51.4) |
12.8 (55.0) |
14.2 (57.6) |
17.0 (62.6) |
21.0 (69.8) |
24.1 (75.4) |
24.1 (75.4) |
22.0 (71.6) |
17.6 (63.7) |
13.4 (56.1) |
10.9 (51.6) |
16.5 (61.6) |
| Average low °C (°F) | 4.7 (40.5) |
5.8 (42.4) |
6.8 (44.2) |
8.1 (46.6) |
10.3 (50.5) |
13.1 (55.6) |
15.2 (59.4) |
15.3 (59.5) |
14.3 (57.7) |
11.6 (52.9) |
8.2 (46.8) |
6.4 (43.5) |
10.0 (50.0) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −5.7 (21.7) |
−4.5 (23.9) |
−2.7 (27.1) |
0.6 (33.1) |
2.7 (36.9) |
6.2 (43.2) |
9.0 (48.2) |
8.7 (47.7) |
4.7 (40.5) |
0.5 (32.9) |
−2.0 (28.4) |
−4.2 (24.4) |
−5.7 (21.7) |
| Average rainfall mm (inches) | 75.4 (2.97) |
70.3 (2.77) |
40.6 (1.60) |
62.3 (2.45) |
43.7 (1.72) |
16.2 (0.64) |
6.0 (0.24) |
6.3 (0.25) |
29.4 (1.16) |
66.7 (2.63) |
76.0 (2.99) |
102.2 (4.02) |
595.1 (23.44) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 10.7 | 10.1 | 8.0 | 9.8 | 7.9 | 3.4 | 1.2 | 1.0 | 3.8 | 8.2 | 9.1 | 11.8 | 85 |
| Source: Instituto de Meteorologia[3] | |||||||||||||
Parishes
Administratively, the municipality is divided into 3 civil parishes (freguesias):[4]
- Aguiar
- Alcáçovas
- Viana do Alentejo
Notable residents
Notable people from Viana do Alentejo include:
- Joana da Gama (c.1520 – 1586) a Portuguese writer.
- Duarte Lobo (ca.1565 – 1646) a Portuguese composer.
- Aleixo de Abreu (1568–1630) a Portuguese physician and tropical pathologist.
- António Francisco Cardim (1596–1659) a Jesuit priest, missionary and historian in the Far East.
- António Banha (1941-2011) actor.[5]
Twin towns
Viana do Alentejo is twinned with:[6]
Igarassu, Brazil- Porto Seguro, Brazil
- Viana, Brazil
Gallery
The Castle of Viana do Alentejo with the city below.JPG.webp)
The local Senhora d'Aires Church in Viana do Alentejo
References
- Instituto Nacional de Estatística
- Áreas das freguesias, concelhos, distritos e país
- "Monthly Averages for Viana do Alentejo (1971–2000)" (PDF). IPMA.
- Diário da República. "Law nr. 11-A/2013, pages 552 126-127" (pdf) (in Portuguese). Retrieved 4 August 2014.
- António Banha, IMDb Database retrieved 20 June 2021.
- "Geminações de Cidades e Vilas". anmp.pt (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2021-09-28.
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