Viana do Alentejo

Viana do Alentejo (pronounced [viˈɐnɐ ðu ɐlẽˈtɛʒu] ^ⓘ) is a municipality in the District of Évora in Portugal. The population in 2011 was 5,743,^[1] in an area of 393.67 km².^[2]

Viana do Alentejo
Municipality
The Castle of Viana do Alentejo contemplating the town
Flag Coat of arms
Coordinates: 38°17′N 7°59′W
Country	Portugal
Region	Alentejo
Intermunic. comm.	Alentejo Central
District	Évora
Parishes	3
Government
• President	Bernardino Bengalinha Pinto (PS)
Area
• Total	393.67 km2 (152.00 sq mi)
Population  (2011)
• Total	5,743
• Density	15/km2 (38/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+00:00 (WET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+01:00 (WEST)
Local holiday	January 13
Website	www.cm-vianadoalentejo.pt

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.

Climate data for Viana do Alentejo, 1981-2010 normals and extremes (with 2003 record high), altitude: 202 m (663 ft)
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Record high °C (°F)	23.8 (74.8)	25.2 (77.4)	30.0 (86.0)	35.7 (96.3)	39.2 (102.6)	44.0 (111.2)	45.0 (113.0)	47.0 (116.6)	43.0 (109.4)	36.5 (97.7)	28.6 (83.5)	25.0 (77.0)	47.0 (116.6)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	14.7 (58.5)	16.3 (61.3)	19.7 (67.5)	21.1 (70.0)	24.9 (76.8)	30.4 (86.7)	34.0 (93.2)	33.9 (93.0)	30.2 (86.4)	24.1 (75.4)	18.8 (65.8)	15.3 (59.5)	23.6 (74.5)
Daily mean °C (°F)	9.8 (49.6)	11.0 (51.8)	13.5 (56.3)	14.8 (58.6)	17.8 (64.0)	22.0 (71.6)	24.6 (76.3)	24.8 (76.6)	22.4 (72.3)	18.2 (64.8)	13.6 (56.5)	10.8 (51.4)	16.9 (62.5)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	4.8 (40.6)	5.7 (42.3)	7.4 (45.3)	8.5 (47.3)	10.6 (51.1)	13.7 (56.7)	15.3 (59.5)	15.7 (60.3)	14.7 (58.5)	12.2 (54.0)	8.4 (47.1)	6.4 (43.5)	10.3 (50.5)
Record low °C (°F)	−5.7 (21.7)	−4.5 (23.9)	−2.7 (27.1)	0.6 (33.1)	2.7 (36.9)	6.2 (43.2)	9.0 (48.2)	8.7 (47.7)	4.7 (40.5)	0.5 (32.9)	−2.0 (28.4)	−4.2 (24.4)	−5.7 (21.7)
Average rainfall mm (inches)	72.5 (2.85)	58.9 (2.32)	40.9 (1.61)	60.1 (2.37)	38.7 (1.52)	13.8 (0.54)	2.8 (0.11)	5.9 (0.23)	30.8 (1.21)	74.0 (2.91)	81.5 (3.21)	91.9 (3.62)	571.8 (22.5)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm)	12.0	10.4	7.3	10.1	7.0	2.7	0.6	1.0	5.0	11.2	11.8	14.5	93.6
Source: Instituto de Meteorologia[3]

Parishes

Administratively, the municipality is divided into 3 civil parishes (freguesias):^[4]

• 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.^[5]

Twin towns

Viana do Alentejo is twinned with:^[6]

• Igarassu, Brazil
• Porto Seguro, Brazil
• Viana, Brazil

Gallery

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  The Castle of Viana do Alentejo with the city below
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  The local Senhora d'Aires Church in Viana do Alentejo