Montemor-o-Velho Municipality

Montemor-o-Velho
—  Municipality  —
Flag Coat of arms
Location in Portugal
Country	Portugal
Region	Centro
Subregion	Baixo Mondego
District/A.R.	Coimbra
Government
– Mayor	Luís Manuel Barbosa Marques Leal (PSD)
Area
– Total	228.62 km2 (88.3 sq mi)
Population
– Total	25,516
– Density	165.5/km2 (428.6/sq mi)
Parishes (no.)	14
Municipal holiday	8 September
Website	http://www.cm-montemorvelho.pt/

Montemor-o-Velho (Portuguese pronunciation: [mõtɨˈmɔɾ u ˈvɛʎu]) is a town and municipality of the Coimbra District, in Portugal. It has roughly 30,000 inhabitants.

Demographics

Population Montemor-o-Velho Municipality (1801–2006)
1801	1849	1900	1930	1960	1981	1991	2001	2004	2006
9528	6345	22361	25162	27925	27274	26375	25478	25082	24950

Parishes

• Abrunheira
• Arazede
• Carapinheira
• Ereira
• Gatões
• Liceia
• Meãs do Campo
• Montemor-o-Velho
• Pereira
• Santo Varão
• Seixo de Gatões
• Tentúgal
• Verride
• Vila Nova da Barca

Sports

Montemor-o-Velho has one of the only international sized 2 km rowing lakes in Portugal. The lake hosted its first rowing race in 2002 (the Coupe de la Jeunesse), before it was completed. During the competition, FISA judges noted that the lake was not wide enough to meet international standards. After then, it was rebuilt to meet these standards. It hosted the 2010 European Rowing Championships^[1]

Famous people

• Sesnando Davides, 11th century Mozarab nobleman and general born in Tentúgal, Montemor-o-Velho, who would become governor of the County of Coimbra
• Fernão Mendes Pinto (1509? – 1583), Portuguese explorer and writer

References

1. ^ 2010 European Rowing Championships Re-confirmed for Montemor-o-Velho, Portugal worldrowing.com accessed 14 June 2010

External links

• Photos from Montemor-o-Velho

Coordinates: 40°10′N 8°41′W / 40.167°N 8.683°W / 40.167; -8.683