Mora, Portugal

Municipality in Alentejo, Portugal

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Coordinates: 38°56′N 8°09′W / 38.933°N 8.150°W / 38.933; -8.150Country

PortugalRegionAlentejoIntermunic. comm.Alentejo CentralDistrictÉvoraParishes4Government

• PresidentPaula Cristina Calado Chuço (PS)Area

• Total443.95 km² (171.41 sq mi)Population

(2011)

• Total4,978 • Density11/km² (29/sq mi)Time zoneUTC±00:00 (WET) • Summer (DST)UTC+01:00 (WEST)Local holidayEaster Monday
date variesWebsitehttp://www.cm-mora.pt

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
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.