Moura, Portugal

Moura
Municipality
Terra da Cal
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Coordinates: 38°08′N 7°27′W / 38.133°N 7.450°W / 38.133; -7.450
Country Portugal
RegionAlentejo
Intermunic. comm.Baixo Alentejo
DistrictBeja
Parishes8
Government
 • PresidentSantiago Macias (CDU)
Area
 • Total
958.46 km2 (370.06 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)
 • Total
13,258
 • Density13.833/km2 (35.826/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+00:00 (WET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+01:00 (WEST)
Local holidaySaint John
June 24
Websitewww.cm-moura.pt

Moura, officially the Notable Town of Cal, is a city and a municipality in the District of Beja in Portugal, subdivided into 5 freguesias. The population in 2021 was 13,258, in an area of 958.46 square kilometres (370.06 mi2). The city itself had a population of 8,459 in 2001. It has now around 11,000 inhabitants.

The current mayor is José Pós de Mina, elected by the Unitary Democratic Coalition, the municipal holiday is 24 June.

Many residents claim that this is where the Photovoltaic Power Station, one of Europe's largest solar-power facilities is, but the official location is Amareleja.

There are two wine regions within the borders of Moura municipality: Moura centered around the town of Moura and Granja-Amareleja within the parishes of Amareleja, Póvoa de São Miguel and part of Santo Amador and São João Baptista.

Parishes

Administratively, the municipality is divided into 5 civil parishes (freguesias):

Climate

Moura has a Mediterranean climate with very hot, dry summers and mild winters. It is one of the driest areas in Portugal with just over 400 mm (16 in) of precipitation.

Climate data for Moura, 15 year period (between 1941 and 1991), 158 m (518 ft)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 14.3
(57.7)		 15.9
(60.6)		 18.7
(65.7)		 21.1
(70.0)		 24.9
(76.8)		 30.2
(86.4)		 34.2
(93.6)		 34.1
(93.4)		 30.2
(86.4)		 24.3
(75.7)		 18.5
(65.3)		 14.5
(58.1)		 23.4
(74.1)
Daily mean °C (°F) 9.9
(49.8)		 11.1
(52.0)		 13.3
(55.9)		 15.3
(59.5)		 18.4
(65.1)		 22.8
(73.0)		 25.8
(78.4)		 25.6
(78.1)		 23.2
(73.8)		 18.6
(65.5)		 13.8
(56.8)		 10.4
(50.7)		 17.3
(63.2)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 5.4
(41.7)		 6.3
(43.3)		 7.8
(46.0)		 9.4
(48.9)		 11.9
(53.4)		 15.3
(59.5)		 17.3
(63.1)		 17.1
(62.8)		 16.1
(61.0)		 12.9
(55.2)		 9.1
(48.4)		 6.2
(43.2)		 11.2
(52.2)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 56.8
(2.24)		 45.4
(1.79)		 49.2
(1.94)		 40.7
(1.60)		 30.8
(1.21)		 15.4
(0.61)		 2.8
(0.11)		 2.1
(0.08)		 17.9
(0.70)		 46.2
(1.82)		 50.9
(2.00)		 60.7
(2.39)		 418.9
(16.49)
Source: IPMA
Climate data for Contenda, 1971-2000 normals and extremes, altitude: 450 m (1,480 ft)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 25.5
(77.9)		 28.5
(83.3)		 29.5
(85.1)		 30.5
(86.9)		 34.2
(93.6)		 42.5
(108.5)		 44.1
(111.4)		 42.1
(107.8)		 40.7
(105.3)		 34.6
(94.3)		 27.2
(81.0)		 25.9
(78.6)		 44.1
(111.4)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 12.9
(55.2)		 14.3
(57.7)		 17.4
(63.3)		 18.6
(65.5)		 22.3
(72.1)		 28.0
(82.4)		 32.5
(90.5)		 32.4
(90.3)		 28.6
(83.5)		 22.1
(71.8)		 17.0
(62.6)		 13.8
(56.8)		 21.7
(71.0)
Daily mean °C (°F) 9.4
(48.9)		 10.4
(50.7)		 12.6
(54.7)		 13.7
(56.7)		 16.6
(61.9)		 21.2
(70.2)		 24.8
(76.6)		 24.7
(76.5)		 22.3
(72.1)		 17.5
(63.5)		 13.4
(56.1)		 10.5
(50.9)		 16.4
(61.6)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 6.0
(42.8)		 6.6
(43.9)		 7.9
(46.2)		 8.7
(47.7)		 10.9
(51.6)		 14.3
(57.7)		 17.1
(62.8)		 17.1
(62.8)		 15.9
(60.6)		 12.9
(55.2)		 9.6
(49.3)		 7.3
(45.1)		 11.2
(52.1)
Record low °C (°F) −5.0
(23.0)		 −2.6
(27.3)		 −3.0
(26.6)		 0.8
(33.4)		 2.5
(36.5)		 6.3
(43.3)		 8.9
(48.0)		 9.0
(48.2)		 6.4
(43.5)		 3.4
(38.1)		 0.2
(32.4)		 −3.0
(26.6)		 −5.0
(23.0)
Average rainfall mm (inches) 75.5
(2.97)		 61.6
(2.43)		 45.5
(1.79)		 73.8
(2.91)		 45.2
(1.78)		 26.1
(1.03)		 6.3
(0.25)		 4.2
(0.17)		 34.0
(1.34)		 70.2
(2.76)		 72.6
(2.86)		 99.1
(3.90)		 614.1
(24.19)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) 10.1 10.8 9.5 10.5 8.2 4.6 1.2 0.9 3.8 9.7 8.5 11.3 89.1
Source: Instituto Português do Mar e da Atmosfera

Town Twinning

Moura has cooperation agreements with the following cities:

Other towns with the same name include:

Notable people

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ European Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈmoɾɐ] ⓘ
  2. ↑ Portuguese: Notável terra da Cal

References

  1. ↑ INE (2021). "Censos". Instituto Nacional de Estatística. Retrieved 2025-01-27.
  2. ↑ "Áreas das freguesias, concelhos, distritos e país". Archived from the original on 2018-11-05. Retrieved 2018-11-05.
  3. ↑ UMA POPULAÇÃO QUE SE URBANIZA, Uma avaliação recente - Cidades, 2004 Nuno Pires Soares, Instituto Geográfico Português (Geographic Institute of Portugal)
  4. ↑ "DOP Alentejo - Moura". IVV. Retrieved 2025-01-27.
  5. ↑ "DOP Alentejo - Granja-Amareleja". IVV. Retrieved 2025-01-27.
  6. ↑ Diário da República. "Law nr. 11-A/2013, page 552 79" (pdf) (in Portuguese). Retrieved 28 July 2014.
  7. ↑ "Plano de Gestão das Bacias hidrográficas integradas na Região Hidrográfica 7" (PDF). APA. p. 114. Retrieved 25 June 2021.
  8. ↑ "Monthly Averages for Contenda (1971–2000)" (PDF). IPMA.
  9. ↑ "Twinning Cities and Towns: Moura" (in Portuguese). Lisbon, Portugal: Associação Nacional de Municípios Portugueses [pt] [National Association of Portuguese Municipalities]. Retrieved 12 July 2020.