Alenquer Municipality, Portugal
Alenquer (Portuguese pronunciation: [ɐlẽˈkɛɾ] ) is a Portuguese municipality in the Lisbon District and in the Oeste region. The population in 2011 was 43,267, in an area of 304.22 square kilometres (117.46 sq mi). The present Mayor is Pedro Miguel Ferreira Folgado.
History
Alenquer received its Foral in 1212 by the hand of Infanta (Princess) Sancha, Lady of Alenquer, daughter of King Sancho I of Portugal.
Climate
Alenquer has a mediterranean climate with hot, dry summers and mild, wet winters. It has a total of 2763.9 annual hours of sunshine.
| Climate data for Ota Airport, Alenquer, 1961-1990, altitude: 40 m (130 ft) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 21.6 (70.9) |
24.5 (76.1) |
27.3 (81.1) |
29.4 (84.9) |
36.5 (97.7) |
43.5 (110.3) |
40.5 (104.9) |
40.9 (105.6) |
39.8 (103.6) |
33.6 (92.5) |
29.4 (84.9) |
22.8 (73.0) |
43.5 (110.3) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 14.7 (58.5) |
15.7 (60.3) |
17.7 (63.9) |
19.2 (66.6) |
22.0 (71.6) |
25.6 (78.1) |
28.4 (83.1) |
28.7 (83.7) |
27.4 (81.3) |
23.1 (73.6) |
18.0 (64.4) |
15.1 (59.2) |
21.3 (70.4) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 10.1 (50.2) |
11.0 (51.8) |
12.8 (55.0) |
14.4 (57.9) |
16.9 (62.4) |
20.0 (68.0) |
22.4 (72.3) |
22.5 (72.5) |
21.4 (70.5) |
17.8 (64.0) |
13.4 (56.1) |
10.7 (51.3) |
16.1 (61.0) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 5.5 (41.9) |
6.3 (43.3) |
7.9 (46.2) |
9.6 (49.3) |
11.8 (53.2) |
14.4 (57.9) |
16.4 (61.5) |
16.3 (61.3) |
15.4 (59.7) |
12.5 (54.5) |
8.8 (47.8) |
6.3 (43.3) |
10.9 (51.7) |
| Average rainfall mm (inches) | 84.6 (3.33) |
88.7 (3.49) |
61.8 (2.43) |
56.7 (2.23) |
44.1 (1.74) |
20.9 (0.82) |
4.5 (0.18) |
5.7 (0.22) |
23.2 (0.91) |
74.1 (2.92) |
103.6 (4.08) |
89.2 (3.51) |
657.1 (25.86) |
| Source: Instituto de Meteorologia | |||||||||||||
Notable residents
- Pêro de Alenquer a 15th-century Portuguese explorer of the African coast
- Damião de Góis (1502 in Alenquer – 1574) an important Portuguese humanist philosopher.
- John Smith Athelstane, 1st Count of Carnota (1813-1886 in Alenquer) a British diplomat, author, biographer and painter.
Parishes
Administratively, the municipality is divided into 11 civil parishes (freguesias):
- Abrigada e Cabanas de Torres
- Aldeia Galega da Merceana e Aldeia Gavinha
- Alenquer (Santo Estêvão e Triana)
- Carnota
- Carregado e Cadafais
- Meca
- Olhalvo
- Ota
- Ribafria e Pereiro de Palhacana
- Ventosa
- Vila Verde dos Francos
See also
- Alenquer DOC, a wine designation.
References
- ^ Instituto Nacional de Estatística Archived November 15, 2016, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Áreas das freguesias, concelhos, distritos e país". Archived from the original on 2018-11-05. Retrieved 2018-11-05.
- ^ "Info institucional › Câmara municipal 2017/21 - Município de Alenquer".
- ^ "Linha aérea dupla Carregado-Rio Maior" (PDF). REN. Retrieved 7 July 2021.
- ^ "Plano Municipal de Defesa da Floresta Contra Incêndios" (PDF). Alenquer Municipality. Retrieved 7 July 2021.
- ^ . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 12 (11th ed.). 1911. p. 180–181.
- ^ Diário da República. "Law nr. 11-A/2013, page 552 8" (PDF) (in Portuguese). Retrieved 16 July 2014.
External links
Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Alenquer.
- Official site
- Fórum Alenquer Archived 2015-08-01 at the Wayback Machine
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