Crato, Portugal

{{Infobox Portuguese subdivision

| type = municipality

| official_name = Crato

| image_flag = Pt-crt1.png

| flag_border = no

| image_shield =Crest_of_Crato_municipality_(Portugal).png

| image_skyline =Crato - Portugal (144113321).jpg

| image_caption =

|coordinates = {{coord|39|17|N|7|38|W|type:adm1st_region:PT_dim:100000|display=inline,title}}

| image_map = LocalCrato.svg

|region = Alentejo

|CIM = Alto Alentejo

|district = Portalegre

|parishes = 4

| leader_party = PS

| leader_name = José Luz

| area_total_km2 = 398.07

| population_total = 3,708

| population_as_of = 2011

| holiday = Easter Monday
date varies

| website = http://www.cm-crato.pt

}}

Crato ({{IPA|pt|ˈkɾatu|-|Pt-pt Crato FF.ogg}}) is a municipality in Portalegre District in Portugal. The population in 2011 was 3,708,[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 398.07 km2.{{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 José Correia Luz, elected by the Socialist Party. The municipal holiday is Easter Monday.

Parishes

Administratively, the municipality is divided into 5 civil parishes (freguesias):{{cite web|title=Law nr. 11-A/2013, page 552 43|url=http://dre.pt/pdf1sdip/2013/01/01901/0000200147.pdf |accessdate=21 July 2014|author=Diário da República|author-link=Diário da República|language=Portuguese|format=pdf}}

History

Crato has been the headquarters of the Knights Hospitaller in Portugal since 1340. The head of the order was known as the Prior of Crato.

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