Mação | |
|---|---|
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
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| Coordinates: 39°33′N 7°59′W / 39.550°N 7.983°W | |
| Country |  Portugal |
| Region | Centro |
| Intermunic. comm. | Médio Tejo |
| District | Santarém |
| Parishes | 6 |
| Government | |
| • President | Vasco Estrela (PSD) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 399.98 km2 (154.43 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 7,338 |
| • Density | 18/km2 (48/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC±00:00 (WET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+01:00 (WEST) |
| Local holiday | Easter Monday date varies |
| Website | http://www.cm-macao.pt |
Mação (Portuguese pronunciation: [mɐˈsɐ̃w] ⓘ) is a municipality in the Santarém District in Portugal. The population in 2011 was 7,338,[1] in an area of 399.98 km².[2]
The present Mayor is Vasco António Mendonça Sequeira Estrela, elected by the Social Democratic Party. The municipal holiday is Easter Monday.
Parishes
Administratively, the municipality is divided into 6 civil parishes (freguesias):[3]
- Amêndoa
- Cardigos
- Carvoeiro
- Envendos
- Mação, Penhascoso e Aboboreira
- Ortiga
Notable people
- António Lino Neto (1873 in Mação – 1961) a Portuguese Catholic politician, lawyer and professor of Political Economy.
- Duarte Marques (born 1981 in Mação) a Portuguese consultant, politician and member of the Assembly of the Republic
References
- ↑ Instituto Nacional de Estatística
- ↑ "Áreas das freguesias, concelhos, distritos e país". Archived from the original on 2018-07-29. Retrieved 2018-11-05.
- ↑ Diário da República. "Law nr. 11-A/2013, page 552 64" (pdf) (in Portuguese). Retrieved 24 July 2014.
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