Ferreira do Alentejo e Canhestros | |
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Coordinates: 38°03′32″N8°07′01″W / 38.059°N 8.117°W | |
Country | Portugal |
Region | Alentejo |
Intermunic. comm. | Baixo Alentejo |
District | Beja |
Municipality | Ferreira do Alentejo |
Area | |
• Total | 295.66 km2 (114.15 sq mi) |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 5,140 |
• Density | 17/km2 (45/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC±00:00 (WET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+01:00 (WEST) |
Ferreira do Alentejo e Canhestros is a civil parish in the municipality of Ferreira do Alentejo, Portugal. It was formed in 2013 by the merger of the former parishes Ferreira do Alentejo and Canhestros.
[1] The population in 2011 was 5,140, [2] in an area of 295.66 km2. [3]
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