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Alenquer, Portugal

Coordinates: 39°03′N 9°01′W / 39.050°N 9.017°W / 39.050; -9.017
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Alenquer
View of Alenquer from Praça Luís de Camões
View of Alenquer from Praça Luís de Camões
Flag of Alenquer
Coat of arms of Alenquer
Coordinates: 39°03′N 9°01′W / 39.050°N 9.017°W / 39.050; -9.017
Country Portugal
RegionOeste e Vale do Tejo
Intermunic. comm.Oeste
DistrictLisbon
Parishes11
Government
 • PresidentPaulo Sequeira Santos
Area
 • Total304.22 km2 (117.46 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total43,267
 • Density140/km2 (370/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC±00:00 (WET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+01:00 (WEST)
Local holidayAscension Day (date varies)
Websitehttp://www.cm-alenquer.pt

Alenquer (Portuguese pronunciation: [ɐlẽˈkɛɾ] ) is a portuguese municipality in the Lisbon District and in the Oeste region. The population in 2011 was 43,267,[1] in an area of 304.22 square kilometres (117.46 sq mi).[2] The present Mayor is Pedro Miguel Ferreira Folgado.[3]

History

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Alenquer received its Foral in 1212 by the hand of Infanta (Princess) Sancha, Lady of Alenquer, daughter of King Sancho I of Portugal.

Climate

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Alenquer has a mediterranean climate with hot, dry summers and mild, wet winters. It has a total of 2763.9 annual hours of sunshine.[4]

Climate data for Ota Airport, Alenquer, 1961-1990, altitude: 40 m (130 ft)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 21.6
(70.9)
24.5
(76.1)
27.3
(81.1)
29.4
(84.9)
36.5
(97.7)
43.5
(110.3)
40.5
(104.9)
40.9
(105.6)
39.8
(103.6)
33.6
(92.5)
29.4
(84.9)
22.8
(73.0)
43.5
(110.3)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 14.7
(58.5)
15.7
(60.3)
17.7
(63.9)
19.2
(66.6)
22.0
(71.6)
25.6
(78.1)
28.4
(83.1)
28.7
(83.7)
27.4
(81.3)
23.1
(73.6)
18.0
(64.4)
15.1
(59.2)
21.3
(70.4)
Daily mean °C (°F) 10.1
(50.2)
11.0
(51.8)
12.8
(55.0)
14.4
(57.9)
16.9
(62.4)
20.0
(68.0)
22.4
(72.3)
22.5
(72.5)
21.4
(70.5)
17.8
(64.0)
13.4
(56.1)
10.7
(51.3)
16.1
(61.0)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 5.5
(41.9)
6.3
(43.3)
7.9
(46.2)
9.6
(49.3)
11.8
(53.2)
14.4
(57.9)
16.4
(61.5)
16.3
(61.3)
15.4
(59.7)
12.5
(54.5)
8.8
(47.8)
6.3
(43.3)
10.9
(51.7)
Average rainfall mm (inches) 84.6
(3.33)
88.7
(3.49)
61.8
(2.43)
56.7
(2.23)
44.1
(1.74)
20.9
(0.82)
4.5
(0.18)
5.7
(0.22)
23.2
(0.91)
74.1
(2.92)
103.6
(4.08)
89.2
(3.51)
657.1
(25.86)
Source: Instituto de Meteorologia[5]

Notable residents

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Parishes

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Administratively, the municipality is divided into 11 civil parishes (freguesias):[7]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Instituto Nacional de Estatística Archived November 15, 2016, at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ "Áreas das freguesias, concelhos, distritos e país". Archived from the original on 2018-11-05. Retrieved 2018-11-05.
  3. ^ "Info institucional › Câmara municipal 2017/21 - Município de Alenquer".
  4. ^ "Linha aérea dupla Carregado-Rio Maior" (PDF). REN. Retrieved 7 July 2021.
  5. ^ "Plano Municipal de Defesa da Floresta Contra Incêndios" (PDF). Alenquer Municipality. Retrieved 7 July 2021.
  6. ^ "Goes, Damião de" . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 12 (11th ed.). 1911. p. 180–181.
  7. ^ Diário da República. "Law nr. 11-A/2013, page 552 8" (PDF) (in Portuguese). Retrieved 16 July 2014.
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