Mora, Portugal
Municipality in Alentejo, Portugal
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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
Climate data for Mora, 1971-2000 normals and extremes | |||||||||||||
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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
Administratively, the municipality is divided into 4 civil parishes (freguesias):[4]
- Brotas
- Cabeção
- Mora
- Pavia
Gallery
- Main church of Mora
Notable people
- José Pedro Biléu (born 1932 in Mora) a former Portuguese footballer with 303 caps with Lusitano de Évora
References
- ^ 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
- Town Hall official website
- Online Newspaper
- Photos of Mora
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