Póvoa de São Miguel

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Póvoa de São Miguel
coat of arms map
Coat of arms of Póvoa de São Miguel
Póvoa de São Miguel (Portugal)
Póvoa de São Miguel
Basic data
Region : Alentejo
Sub-region : Baixo Alentejo
District : Be yes
Concelho : Moura
Coordinates : 38 ° 6 ′  N , 7 ° 13 ′  W Coordinates: 38 ° 6 ′  N , 7 ° 13 ′  W
Residents: 888 (as of June 30, 2011)
Surface: 187.08 km² (as of January 1, 2010)
Population density : 4.7 inhabitants per km²
Postal code : 7885-259
politics
Mayor : Rui Manuel Ramalho Almeida ( PSD )
Address of the municipal administration: Junta de Freguesia de Póvoa de São Miguel
Rua da Igreja, 80
7885-259 Póvoa de São Miguel
Website: www.jfpovoasmiguel.pt

Póvoa de São Miguel is a place and a municipality ( Freguesia ) in Portugal in the district ( Concelho ) of Moura , with an area of ​​187.1 km² and 888 inhabitants (as of June 30, 2011). This corresponds to a population density of 4.7 inhabitants / km².

history

Traces of human settlement in the area range from the Paleolithic , Neolithic , Copper Age and Iron Age , to its time as a place in the Roman province of Lusitania and the Arab dominion of al-Andalus .

The place known today was founded in the 14th century. Until March 11, 1988 the place was called Póvoa de São Miguel, often just called Póvoa.

Culture and sights

Some antas and other archaeological sites can be visited. Among the numerous monuments are also sacred buildings , two cemeteries, a water mill, etc. a. The now closed thermal springs in the community are also protected.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. www.ine.pt - indicator resident population by place of residence and sex; Decennial in the database of the Instituto Nacional de Estatística
  2. Overview of code assignments from Freguesias on epp.eurostat.ec.europa.eu
  3. www.jfpovoasmiguel.pt ( Memento of the original from September 18, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , accessed January 4, 2013 @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.jfpovoasmiguel.pt
  4. www.monumentos.pt , accessed on January 4, 203