Theme Week Alentejo – Montemor-o-Novo

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Montemor-o-Novo is a municipality in the District of Évora in Portugal. The population in 2011 was 17,437, in an area of 1232.97 km². The city itself had a population of 8,928 in 2001.

The municipal holiday is March 8, after Saint John of God, a 16th-century saint, who was born in Montemor-o-Novo.

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Administratively, the municipality is divided into 7 civil parishes (freguesias):

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