:Viana do Alentejo

{{Infobox Portuguese subdivision

| type = municipality

| official_name = Viana do Alentejo

| image_flag = Pt-vnt1.png

| flag_border = no

| image_shield = VNT.png

| image_skyline = Castelo de Viana do Alentejo - Portugal (8281838131).jpg

| image_caption = The Castle of Viana do Alentejo contemplating the town

|coordinates = {{coord|38|17|N|7|59|W|type:adm1st_region:PT_dim:100000|display=inline,title}}

| image_map = LocalVianaDoAlentejo.svg

|region = Alentejo

|CIM = Alentejo Central

|district = Évora

|parishes = 3

| leader_party = PS

| leader_name = Bernardino Bengalinha Pinto

| area_total_km2 = 393.67

| population_total = 5,743

| population_as_of = 2011

| holiday = January 13

| website = {{website|http://www.cm-vianadoalentejo.pt}}

}}

Viana do Alentejo ({{IPA|pt-PT|viˈɐnɐ ðu ɐlẽˈtɛʒu|pron|Pt-pt Viana do Alentejo FF.ogg}}) is a municipality in the District of Évora in Portugal. The population in 2011 was 5,743,[http://www.ine.pt/xportal/xmain?xlang=en&xpid=INE&xpgid=ine_indicadores&indOcorrCod=0005889&contexto=pi&selTab=tab0 Instituto Nacional de Estatística] in an area of 393.67 km².[http://www.dgterritorio.pt/cartografia_e_geodesia/cartografia/carta_administrativa_oficial_de_portugal_caop_/caop__download_/carta_administrativa_oficial_de_portugal___versao_2017__em_vigor_/ Áreas das freguesias, concelhos, distritos e país]

The present Mayor is Bernardino Bengalinha Pinto, elected by the Socialist Party. The municipal holiday is January 13.

Climate

Viana do Alentejo has a Mediterranean climate (Köppen: Csa) with mild, rainy winters and hot to very hot, dry summers.

{{Weather box

| location = Viana do Alentejo, 1981-2010 normals and extremes (with 2003 record high), altitude: {{convert|202|m|ft|abbr=on}}

| single line = Yes

| metric first = Yes

| width = auto

| Jan record high C = 23.8

| Feb record high C = 25.2

| Mar record high C = 30.0

| Apr record high C = 35.7

| May record high C = 39.2

| Jun record high C = 44.0

| Jul record high C = 45.0

| Aug record high C = 47.0

| Sep record high C = 43.0

| Oct record high C = 36.5

| Nov record high C = 28.6

| Dec record high C = 25.0

| year record high C =

| Jan high C = 14.7

| Feb high C = 16.3

| Mar high C = 19.7

| Apr high C = 21.1

| May high C = 24.9

| Jun high C = 30.4

| Jul high C = 34.0

| Aug high C = 33.9

| Sep high C = 30.2

| Oct high C = 24.1

| Nov high C = 18.8

| Dec high C = 15.3

| year high C =

| Jan mean C = 9.8

| Feb mean C = 11.0

| Mar mean C = 13.5

| Apr mean C = 14.8

| May mean C = 17.8

| Jun mean C = 22.0

| Jul mean C = 24.6

| Aug mean C = 24.8

| Sep mean C = 22.4

| Oct mean C = 18.2

| Nov mean C = 13.6

| Dec mean C = 10.8

| year mean C =

| Jan low C = 4.8

| Feb low C = 5.7

| Mar low C = 7.4

| Apr low C = 8.5

| May low C = 10.6

| Jun low C = 13.7

| Jul low C = 15.3

| Aug low C = 15.7

| Sep low C = 14.7

| Oct low C = 12.2

| Nov low C = 8.4

| Dec low C = 6.4

| year low C =

| Jan record low C = -5.7

| Feb record low C = -4.5

| Mar record low C = -2.7

| Apr record low C = 0.6

| May record low C = 2.7

| Jun record low C = 6.2

| Jul record low C = 9.0

| Aug record low C = 8.7

| Sep record low C = 4.7

| Oct record low C = 0.5

| Nov record low C = -2.0

| Dec record low C = -4.2

| year record low C =

| rain colour = green

| Jan rain mm = 72.5

| Feb rain mm = 58.9

| Mar rain mm = 40.9

| Apr rain mm = 60.1

| May rain mm = 38.7

| Jun rain mm = 13.8

| Jul rain mm = 2.8

| Aug rain mm = 5.9

| Sep rain mm = 30.8

| Oct rain mm = 74.0

| Nov rain mm = 81.5

| Dec rain mm = 91.9

| year rain mm =

| unit precipitation days = 1 mm

| Jan precipitation days = 12.0

| Feb precipitation days = 10.4

| Mar precipitation days = 7.3

| Apr precipitation days = 10.1

| May precipitation days = 7.0

| Jun precipitation days = 2.7

| Jul precipitation days = 0.6

| Aug precipitation days = 1.0

| Sep precipitation days = 5.0

| Oct precipitation days = 11.2

| Nov precipitation days = 11.8

| Dec precipitation days = 14.5

| year precipitation days =

| source = Instituto de Meteorologia{{cite web |url=https://www.ipma.pt/bin/file.data/climate-normal/cn_81-10_VIANA_DO_ALENTEJO.pdf|title=Monthly Averages for Viana do Alentejo (1981–2010)|publisher=IPMA}}

}}

Parishes

Administratively, the municipality is divided into 3 civil parishes (freguesias):{{cite web|title=Law nr. 11-A/2013, pages 552 126-127|url=http://dre.pt/pdf1sdip/2013/01/01901/0000200147.pdf |access-date=4 August 2014|author=Diário da República|author-link=Diário da República|language=pt|format=pdf}}

Aguiar
Alcáçovas
Viana do Alentejo

Notable residents

Notable people from Viana do Alentejo include:

Joana da Gama (c.1520 – 1586) a Portuguese writer.
Duarte Lobo (ca.1565 – 1646) a Portuguese composer.
Aleixo de Abreu (1568–1630) a Portuguese physician and tropical pathologist.
António Francisco Cardim (1596–1659) a Jesuit priest, missionary and historian in the Far East.
António Banha (1941-2011) actor.[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0051990/ António Banha, IMDb Database] retrieved 20 June 2021.

Twin towns

Viana do Alentejo is twinned with:{{cite web |title=Geminações de Cidades e Vilas |url=https://www.anmp.pt/anmp/pro/mun1/gem101l0.php?cod_ent=M7090|website=anmp.pt |language=pt|access-date=2021-09-28}}

{{flagicon|BRA}} Igarassu, Brazil
{{flagicon|BRA}} Porto Seguro, Brazil
{{flagicon|BRA}} Viana, Brazil

Gallery

Image:Castelo de Viana do Alentejo - Torre de menagem.jpg|The Castle of Viana do Alentejo with the city below

Image:Senhora d'Aires (Viana do Alentejo).JPG|The local Senhora d'Aires Church in Viana do Alentejo

References

External links

[http://www.cm-vianadoalentejo.pt Town Hall official website]

Category:Municipalities of Évora District