Alenquer, Portugal
{{Infobox Portuguese subdivision
| type = municipality
| official_name = Alenquer
| image_flag = Pt-alq1.png
| flag_border = no
| image_shield = ALQ.png
| image_skyline = Vista de Alenquer 01.jpg
| image_caption = View of Alenquer from Praça Luís de Camões
|coordinates = {{coord|39|03|N|9|01|W|type:adm1st_region:PT_dim:100000|display=inline,title}}
| image_map = LocalAlenquer.svg
|region = Oeste e Vale do Tejo
|CIM = Oeste
|district = Lisbon
| leader_party =
| leader_name = Paulo Sequeira Santos
| area_total_km2 = 304.22
| population_total = 43,267
| population_as_of = 2011
| parishes = 11
| holiday = Ascension Day (date varies)
| website = http://www.cm-alenquer.pt
}}
Alenquer ({{IPA|pt|ɐlẽˈkɛɾ|-|Pt-pt Alenquer FF.ogg}}) is a Portuguese municipality in the Lisbon District and in the Oeste region. The population in 2011 was 43,267,[http://www.ine.pt/xportal/xmain?xlang=en&xpid=INE&xpgid=ine_indicadores&indOcorrCod=0005889&contexto=pi&selTab=tab0 Instituto Nacional de Estatística] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161115205227/http://www.ine.pt/xportal/xmain?xlang=en&xpid=INE&xpgid=ine_indicadores&indOcorrCod=0005889&contexto=pi&selTab=tab0 |date=November 15, 2016 }} in an area of {{convert|304.22|km2|mi2}}.{{Cite web |url=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_/ |title=Áreas das freguesias, concelhos, distritos e país |access-date=2018-11-05 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181105172426/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_/ |archive-date=2018-11-05 |url-status=dead }} The present Mayor is Pedro Miguel Ferreira Folgado.{{Cite web|url=http://www.cm-alenquer.pt/CustomPages/ShowPage.aspx?pageid=179575d8-6d5e-439e-8484-7ae70a402fae|title = Info institucional › Câmara municipal 2017/21 - Município de Alenquer}}
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.{{cite web |title=Linha aérea dupla Carregado-Rio Maior |url=https://siaia.apambiente.pt/AIADOC/AIA2319/vol_2_rel_sintese201941111457.pdf |publisher=REN |access-date=7 July 2021}}
{{Weather box
|location = Ota Airport, Alenquer, 1961-1990, altitude: {{convert|40|m|abbr=on}}
|metric first = yes
|single line = yes
|width = auto
|Jan record high C = 21.6
|Feb record high C = 24.5
|Mar record high C = 27.3
|Apr record high C = 29.4
|May record high C = 36.5
|Jun record high C = 43.5
|Jul record high C = 40.5
|Aug record high C = 40.9
|Sep record high C = 39.8
|Oct record high C = 33.6
|Nov record high C = 29.4
|Dec record high C = 22.8
|year record high C =
|Jan high C = 14.7
|Feb high C = 15.7
|Mar high C = 17.7
|Apr high C = 19.2
|May high C = 22.0
|Jun high C = 25.6
|Jul high C = 28.4
|Aug high C = 28.7
|Sep high C = 27.4
|Oct high C = 23.1
|Nov high C = 18.0
|Dec high C = 15.1
|year high C =
|Jan mean C = 10.1
|Feb mean C = 11.0
|Mar mean C = 12.8
|Apr mean C = 14.4
|May mean C = 16.9
|Jun mean C = 20.0
|Jul mean C = 22.4
|Aug mean C = 22.5
|Sep mean C = 21.4
|Oct mean C = 17.8
|Nov mean C = 13.4
|Dec mean C = 10.7
|year mean C =
|Jan low C = 5.5
|Feb low C = 6.3
|Mar low C = 7.9
|Apr low C = 9.6
|May low C = 11.8
|Jun low C = 14.4
|Jul low C = 16.4
|Aug low C = 16.3
|Sep low C = 15.4
|Oct low C = 12.5
|Nov low C = 8.8
|Dec low C = 6.3
|year low C =
|rain colour = green
|Jan rain mm = 84.6
|Feb rain mm = 88.7
|Mar rain mm = 61.8
|Apr rain mm = 56.7
|May rain mm = 44.1
|Jun rain mm = 20.9
|Jul rain mm = 4.5
|Aug rain mm = 5.7
|Sep rain mm = 23.2
|Oct rain mm = 74.1
|Nov rain mm = 103.6
|Dec rain mm = 89.2
|year rain mm =
|source 1 = Instituto de Meteorologia{{cite web |title=Plano Municipal de Defesa da Floresta Contra Incêndios |url=http://www.cm-alenquer.pt/_uploads/PMDFCI_Alenquer_2016.pdf |publisher=Alenquer Municipality |access-date=7 July 2021}}
}}
Notable residents
- Pero de Alenquer a 15th-century Portuguese explorer of the African coast
- Damião de Góis (1502 in Alenquer – 1574) an important Portuguese humanist philosopher.{{cite EB1911|wstitle= Goes, Damião de | volume= 12 | page = 180–181 |short= x}}
- John Smith Athelstane, 1st Count of Carnota (1813-1886 in Alenquer) a British diplomat, author, biographer and painter.
Parishes
Administratively, the municipality is divided into 11 civil parishes (freguesias):{{cite web|title=Law nr. 11-A/2013, page 552 8|url=http://dre.pt/pdf1sdip/2013/01/01901/0000200147.pdf |access-date=16 July 2014|author=Diário da República|author-link=Diário da República|language=pt}}
See also
- Alenquer DOC, a wine designation.
References
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External links
{{Wikivoyage|Alenquer}}
- [http://www.cm-alenquer.pt Official site]
- [http://www.forum-alenquer.com/ Fórum Alenquer] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150801150654/http://www.forum-alenquer.com/ |date=2015-08-01 }}
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Category:Populated places in Lisbon District