Mora, Portugal

Coordinates: 38°56′N 8°09′W / 38.933°N 8.150°W

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Mora
Municipality

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Coordinates: 38°56′N 8°09′W / 38.933°N 8.150°W / 38.933; -8.150
Country	Portugal
Region	Alentejo
Intermunic. comm.	Alentejo Central
District	Évora
Parishes	4
Government
• President	Paula Cristina Calado Chuço (PS)
Area
• Total	443.95 km² (171.41 sq mi)
Population (2011)
• Total	4,978
• Density	11/km² (29/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC±00:00 (WET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+01:00 (WEST)
Local holiday	Easter Monday date varies
Website	http://www.cm-mora.pt

Mora (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈmɔɾɐ] ^ⓘ) is a municipality in Évora District in Portugal. The population in 2011 was 4,978,^[1] in an area of 443.95 km².^[2]

The present Mayor is Paula Cristina Calado Chuço, elected by the Socialist Party in 2021. The municipal holiday is Easter Monday.

Climate

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Climate data for Mora, 1971-2000 normals and extremes
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Record high °C (°F)	21.0 (69.8)	25.9 (78.6)	29.5 (85.1)	36.9 (98.4)	36.0 (96.8)	43.0 (109.4)	43.2 (109.8)	42.0 (107.6)	41.9 (107.4)	34.1 (93.4)	27.5 (81.5)	21.7 (71.1)	43.2 (109.8)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	14.2 (57.6)	15.7 (60.3)	18.5 (65.3)	19.6 (67.3)	22.9 (73.2)	27.7 (81.9)	31.4 (88.5)	31.3 (88.3)	28.6 (83.5)	23.0 (73.4)	18.0 (64.4)	15.0 (59.0)	22.2 (71.9)
Daily mean °C (°F)	9.1 (48.4)	10.6 (51.1)	12.8 (55.0)	14.1 (57.4)	16.9 (62.4)	20.7 (69.3)	23.5 (74.3)	23.3 (73.9)	21.3 (70.3)	17.2 (63.0)	12.8 (55.0)	10.3 (50.5)	16.1 (60.9)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	4.1 (39.4)	5.6 (42.1)	7.1 (44.8)	8.6 (47.5)	10.9 (51.6)	13.6 (56.5)	15.6 (60.1)	15.3 (59.5)	14.1 (57.4)	11.4 (52.5)	7.6 (45.7)	5.6 (42.1)	10.0 (49.9)
Record low °C (°F)	−9.0 (15.8)	−5.0 (23.0)	−3.5 (25.7)	−1.0 (30.2)	4.0 (39.2)	5.5 (41.9)	7.5 (45.5)	7.5 (45.5)	4.0 (39.2)	−1.0 (30.2)	−9.8 (14.4)	−6.5 (20.3)	−9.8 (14.4)
Average rainfall mm (inches)	65.7 (2.59)	61.0 (2.40)	43.5 (1.71)	53.0 (2.09)	47.1 (1.85)	18.4 (0.72)	9.1 (0.36)	5.5 (0.22)	25.0 (0.98)	68.6 (2.70)	70.6 (2.78)	87.6 (3.45)	555.1 (21.85)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm)	11.0	11.3	8.5	10.4	8.4	4.5	1.6	1.3	4.5	9.8	9.6	12.2	93.1
Source: Instituto de Meteorologia^[3]

Parishes

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

Brotas
Cabeção
Mora
Pavia

Gallery

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Main church of Mora

Notable people

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José Pedro Biléu (born 1932 in Mora) a former Portuguese footballer with 303 caps with Lusitano de Évora

References

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^ Instituto Nacional de Estatística
^ "Áreas das freguesias, concelhos, distritos e país". Archived from the original on 2018-11-05. Retrieved 2018-11-05.
^ "Monthly Averages for Mora (1971–2000)" (PDF). Instituto de Meteorologia.
^ Diário da República. "Law nr. 11-A/2013, page 552 79" (pdf) (in Portuguese). Retrieved 28 July 2014.

External links

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Alandroal Arraiolos Borba Estremoz Évora Montemor-o-Novo Mora Mourão Portel Redondo Reguengos de Monsaraz Vendas Novas Viana do Alentejo Vila Viçosa

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