Santa Clara-a-Velha is a civil parish in the municipality of Odemira, Portugal. The population in 2011 was 873,[1] in an area of 163.67 km2.[2] It was formed in 2013 by the merger of the former parishes Santa Clara-a-Velha and Pereiras-Gare.[3] The dam of Santa Clara (Barragem de Santa Clara), one of the largest dams in Europe, is located here.
Santa Clara-a-Velha | |
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  Santa Clara-a-Velha Location in Portugal | |
| Coordinates: 37°30′47″N 8°28′34″W / 37.513°N 8.476°W | |
| Country |  Portugal |
| Region | Alentejo |
| Intermunic. comm. | Alentejo Litoral |
| District | Beja |
| Municipality | Odemira |
| Area | |
• Total | 163.67 km2 (63.19 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 873 |
| • Density | 5.3/km2 (14/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+00:00 (WET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+01:00 (WEST) |
References
edit- ^ Instituto Nacional de Estatística (INE), Census 2011 results according to the 2013 administrative division of Portugal
- ^ Áreas das freguesias, concelhos, distritos e país
- ^ Diário da República. "Law nr. 11-A/2013, page 552 81" (pdf) (in Portuguese). Retrieved 29 July 2014.
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