Barrancos

Barrancos

Infobox_Municipality_pt
official_name = Barrancos


image_coat_of_arms = BRC.png



District = Beja
Mayor_name = António Tereno
Mayor_party = CDU
area_total = 168.3
population_total = 1,825
population_density = 11
Parishes = 1
coor = 38º07'N 6º58'W
params = 38_07_N_6_58_W
occasion =
day = August 28
website = none
footnotes =

Barrancos (pron. IPA2|bɐ'ʁɐ̃kuʃ) is a municipality in Portugal with a total area of 168.3 km² and a total population of 1,825 inhabitants.

The municipality is composed of 1 parish, being one of the six Portuguese municipalities composed of only one parish, and is located in the District of Beja.

Among its economic activities are agriculture and livestock rising, being a production center for ham made of the Iberian Pig (also known as "Porco Alentejano").

The present Mayor is António Pica Tereno, elected by the Unitarian Democratic Coalition.

The municipal holiday is August 28.

Parishes

* Barrancos

Dialect

In Barrancos the Barranquenho dialect is spoken.

External links

* [http://www.flickr.com/photos/vitor107/sets/72057594109453015/ Photos from Barrancos]
* [http://www.parquenoudar.com/en/index.php/ Parque de Natureza de Noudar]


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