Rio Maior | |
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| Coordinates: 39°20′N 8°56′W / 39.333°N 8.933°W | |
| Country |  Portugal |
| Region | Alentejo |
| Intermunic. comm. | Lezíria do Tejo |
| District | Santarém |
| Parishes | 10 |
| Government | |
| • President | Luís Filipe Santana Dias (PSD) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 272.76 km2 (105.31 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 21,192 |
| • Density | 78/km2 (200/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC±00:00 (WET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+01:00 (WEST) |
| Local holiday | November 6 |
| Website | http://www.cm-riomaior.pt |
Rio Maior (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈʁi.u mɐˈjɔɾ] ) is a municipality in the Santarém district and the Ribatejo historic province of Portugal. The population in 2011 was 21,192,[1] in an area of 272.76 km².[2]
The present mayor is Isaura Morais of the Social Democratic Party (PSD), the first woman to be elected mayor in the municipality. The municipal holiday is November 6.
Parishes
Administratively, the municipality is divided into ten civil parishes (freguesias):[3]
- Alcobertas
- Arrouquelas
- Asseiceira
- Azambujeira e Malaqueijo
- Fráguas
- Marmeleira e Assentiz
- Outeiro da Cortiçada e Arruda dos Pisões
- Rio Maior
- São João da Ribeira e Ribeira de São João
- São Sebastião
References
- ^ Instituto Nacional de Estatística
- ^ "Áreas das freguesias, concelhos, distritos e país". Archived from the original on 2018-11-05. Retrieved 2018-11-05.
- ^ "Law nr. 11-A/2013, pages 552, 103-104" (PDF). Diário da República (in Portuguese). Retrieved 29 July 2014.
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