Alenquer, Portugal

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Alenquer
Municipality
View of Alenquer from Praça Luís de Camões
View of Alenquer from Praça Luís de Camões
Flag of Alenquer
Flag
Coat of arms of Alenquer
Coat of arms
LocalAlenquer.svg
Coordinates: 39°03′N 9°01′W / 39.050°N 9.017°W / 39.050; -9.017Coordinates: 39°03′N 9°01′W / 39.050°N 9.017°W / 39.050; -9.017
Country Portugal
RegionCentro
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] (About this soundlisten)) is a municipality in the Lisbon District, Portugal. 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 Paulo Sequeira Santos.

History[]

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

Climate[]

Alenquer has a mediterranean climate with hot, dry summers and mild, wet winters. It has a total of 2763.9 annual hours of sunshine.[3]

hideClimate 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)
Average high °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)
Average low °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[4]

Notable residents[]

Parishes[]

Administratively, the municipality is divided into 11 civil parishes (freguesias):[6]

See also[]

References[]

  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. ^ "Linha aérea dupla Carregado-Rio Maior" (PDF). REN. Retrieved 7 July 2021.
  4. ^ "Plano Municipal de Defesa da Floresta Contra Incêndios" (PDF). Alenquer Municipality. Retrieved 7 July 2021.
  5. ^ "Goes, Damião de" . Encyclopædia Britannica. 12 (11th ed.). 1911. p. 180–181.
  6. ^ Diário da República. "Law nr. 11-A/2013, page 552 8" (pdf) (in Portuguese). Retrieved 16 July 2014.

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