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Rio Maior

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Country
  
Portugal

Subregion
  
Lezíria do Tejo

Parishes
  
10

Area
  
272.8 km²

Local time
  
Thursday 3:18 PM

Region
  
Ribatejo

Intermunic. comm.
  
Lezíria do Tejo

Time zone
  
WET/WEST (UTC+0/+1)

Population
  
21,192 (2011)

District
  
Santarém District

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Weather
  
22°C, Wind SW at 21 km/h, 48% Humidity

Points of interest
  
Salinas da Fonte da Bica, Villa Romana Rio Maior, Cabeço dos Três Moinhos

Rio Maior ([ˈʁiu mɐˈjɔɾ]) is a municipality in the Santarém District in Portugal. The population in 2011 was 21,192, in an area of 272.76 km².

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Map of Rio Maior, Portugal

The present Mayor is Isaura Morais, elected by the PSD, first woman to be elected a mayor in the municipality. The municipal holiday is November 6.

Parishes

Administratively, the municipality is divided into 10 civil parishes (freguesias):

  • Alcobertas
  • Arrouquelas
  • Asseiceira
  • Azambujeira e Malaqueijo
  • Fráguas
  • Marmeleira e Assentiz
  • Outeiro da Cortiçada e Arruda dos Pisões
  • Rio Maior
  • São João da Ribeira e Ribeira de São João
  • São Sebastião
  • References

    Rio Maior Wikipedia