Ferreira do Alentejo e Canhestros

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Ferreira do Alentejo e Canhestros
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Ferreira do Alentejo e Canhestros
Location in Portugal
Coordinates: 38°03′32″N8°07′01″W / 38.059°N 8.117°W / 38.059; -8.117
CountryFlag of Portugal.svg  Portugal
Region Alentejo
Intermunic. comm. Baixo Alentejo
District Beja
Municipality Ferreira do Alentejo
Area
  Total295.66 km2 (114.15 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
  Total5,140
  Density17/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.

Church of Nossa Senhora da Conceicao, Ferreira do Alentejo Ferreira-alent-01-1-nsra-conceicao.jpg
Church of Nossa Senhora da Conceição, Ferreira do Alentejo

[1] The population in 2011 was 5,140, [2] in an area of 295.66 km2. [3]





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References

  1. Diário da República . "Law nr. 11-A/2013, page 552 49" (pdf) (in Portuguese). Retrieved 22 July 2014.
  2. Instituto Nacional de Estatística (INE), Census 2011 results according to the 2013 administrative division of Portugal
  3. "Áreas das freguesias, concelhos, distritos e país". Archived from the original on 2018-11-05. Retrieved 2018-11-05.