Mação
Municipality in Centro, Portugal
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Flag
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Coat of arms
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(2011)
date varies
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.
External links
- Municipality official website
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