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Beja is a municipality located in Portugal, situated in the southern region of the country. It serves as an important administrative and cultural center for the surrounding area, with historical significance dating back centuries.
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Research organization · ROR
- Type
- Government
- Founded
- 2011
- Location
- Beja, Portugal
- Status
- Active
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- municipality of Portugal
- Country
- Portugal
- Located in
- Lower Alentejo
- Population
- 35854
- Area
- 1146.48
- Elevation
- 243
- Time zone
- UTC±00:00
- Capital of
- Q61861373
- Shares border with
- Cuba
- Official website
- www.cm-beja.pt
- Image
- Beja01.jpg
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- Commons category
- Beja
- topic's main category
- Category:Beja, Portugal
- twinned administrative body
- Béja
- category for people born here
- Q8727581
- postal code
- 7800
- category of associated people
- Category:People from Beja, Portugal
- described by source
- Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
- P8168
- Adler
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Encyclopedic overview
Beja ( Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈbɛʒɐ] ), officially the City of Beja (Portuguese: Cidade de Beja), is a city and a municipality in the Alentejo region, Portugal. The population in 2011 was 35,854, in an area of 1,146.44 km (442.64 sq mi). The city proper had a population of 21,658 in 2001.
The municipality is the capital of the Beja District. The municipal holiday is Ascension Day. The Portuguese Air Force has an airbase in the area – the Air Base No. 11.
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