Gavião
Municipality
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Coordinates: 39°27′N 7°56′W / 39.450°N 7.933°W / 39.450; -7.933
Country	Portugal
Region	Alentejo
Intermunic. comm.	Alto Alentejo
District	Portalegre
Parishes	4
Government
• President	José Pio (PS)
Area
• Total	294.59 km2 (113.74 sq mi)
Population  (2011)
• Total	4,132
• Density	14/km2 (36/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+00:00 (WET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+01:00 (WEST)
Local holiday	November 23
Website	www.cm-gaviao.pt

Gavião (European Portuguese pronunciation: [ɡɐviˈɐ̃w] ^ⓘ) is a Portuguese municipality in the District of Portalegre, in the historical region of Alentejo. The population in 2011 was 4,132,^[1] in an area of 294.59 km².^[2]

The municipality is bounded by Mação to the West and North, Nisa to the East, Crato to the Southeast, Ponte de Sor to the Southwest and Abrantes to the West.

Gavião received a foral from King D. Manuel I of Portugal on November the 23rd of 1519, nowadays, that day is celebrated as municipal holiday.

The municipality is composed of 4 parishes:^[3]

• Belver
• Comenda
• Gavião e Atalaia
• Margem

• Eusébio Leão (1864–1926) a Portuguese physician and republican politician.
• José Adriano Pequito Rebelo (1892–1983) a writer, politician and aviator.
• Francisco Rolão Preto (1893–1977) a Portuguese politician, journalist and fascist leader

• Photos from Gavião

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