Ourique
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Ourique (), officially the Town of Ourique (), is a city in the District of Beja in Portugal. The population in 2011 was 5,389, in an area of 663.31 km2.
Key facts
- Portuguese subdivision.type
- municipality
- Portuguese subdivision.name
- Ourique
- Portuguese subdivision.official_name
- Town of Ourique
- Portuguese subdivision.image_flag
- Pt-orq1.png
- Portuguese subdivision.flag_border
- no
- Portuguese subdivision.image_shield
- ORQ.png
- Portuguese subdivision.image_skyline
- Ourique - Portugal (2218375549).jpg
- Portuguese subdivision.image_caption
- View of Ourique
- Portuguese subdivision.map_caption
- Interactive map of Ourique
- Portuguese subdivision.region
- Alentejo
- Portuguese subdivision.CIM
- Baixo Alentejo
- Portuguese subdivision.district
- Beja
- Portuguese subdivision.parishes
- 4
- Portuguese subdivision.leader_party
- PS
- Portuguese subdivision.leader_name
- Marcelo Guerreiro
- Portuguese subdivision.area_total_km2
- 663.31
- Portuguese subdivision.population_total
- 4,840
- Portuguese subdivision.population_as_of
- 2021
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Wikidata facts
- Population
- 4840
- Area
- 663.31
- Official website
- www.cm-ourique.pt
- Image
- Ourique - Portugal (2218375549).jpg
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- postal code
- 7670
- Commons category
- Ourique
- P8168
- Robert Westall
- email address
- mailto:[email protected]
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- Battle of Ourique
- Parishes
- Notable people
- See also
- References
- External links
Ourique (), officially the Town of Ourique (), is a city in the District of Beja in Portugal. The population in 2011 was 5,389, in an area of 663.31 km2.
This town is traditionally considered the site of the famous Battle of Ourique in 1139, which saw the forces of Portuguese Prince Afonso Henriques defeat a Muslim Almoravid force. The present Mayor is Marcelo Guerreiro, elected by the Socialist Party, who became the youngest Mayor in Portugal, aged 25, in 2015. The municipal holiday is September 8.
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