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Odemira
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Also known as Odemira Municipality

Odemira (), officially the Town of Odemira (), is a town and a municipality in Beja District in the Portuguese region of Alentejo. The population in 2021 was 29,538, in an area of , making it the largest municipality of Portugal by area, but one of the least densely populated.

Key facts

Portuguese subdivision.type
municipality
Portuguese subdivision.name
Odemira
Portuguese subdivision.official_name
Town of Odemira
Portuguese subdivision.image_flag
Pt-odm1.png
Portuguese subdivision.flag_border
no
Portuguese subdivision.image_shield
ODM.png
Portuguese subdivision.image_skyline
Odemira - Portugal (27903000051).jpg
Portuguese subdivision.image_caption
View of Odemira
Portuguese subdivision.map_caption
Interactive map of Odemira
Portuguese subdivision.region
Alentejo
Portuguese subdivision.CIM
Alentejo Litoral
Portuguese subdivision.district
Beja
Portuguese subdivision.leader_party
PS
Portuguese subdivision.leader_name
Hélder António Guerreiro
Portuguese subdivision.area_total_km2
1720.60
Portuguese subdivision.population_total
29,538
Portuguese subdivision.population_as_of
2021
Portuguese subdivision.parishes
13

via Wikipedia infobox

Official website

CM Odemira / Inicial

Sítio oficial da Câmara Municipal de Odemira Informação sobre o município, composição e atividades. Inclui uma agenda de eventos no concelho.

cm-odemira.pt

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Wikidata facts

Country
Portugal
Population
26066
Area
1720.6
Time zone
UTC±00:00
Body of water
Atlantic Ocean
Shares border with
Silves
Official website
www.cm-odemira.pt
Image
V. Nova de Milfontes.JPG
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Commons category
Odemira
topic's main category
Category:Odemira
postal code
7630
public holiday
patronal festival
email address
mailto:[email protected]
phone number
+351-283-320-900
number of viewers/listeners
492951
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Encyclopedic overview

12 sections
Contents
  • Etymology
  • History
  • Geography
  • Climate
  • Parishes
  • Demographics
  • Economy
  • Transports
  • Notable people
  • Gallery
  • References
  • External links

Odemira (), officially the Town of Odemira (), is a town and a municipality in Beja District in the Portuguese region of Alentejo. The population in 2021 was 29,538, in an area of , making it the largest municipality of Portugal by area, but one of the least densely populated.

It is famous for its wild beaches and for being home to a significant immigrant community, comprising 28.2% of the municipality's population as of 2021. The village of Zambujeira do Mar is home to the Festival do Sudoeste, one of the biggest rock festivals in Europe.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Odemira” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

Gallery (3)

On the map

3 mapped locations