Santa Clara-a-Velha

Santa Clara-a-Velha
Civil parish
Santa Clara-a-Velha is located in Portugal
Santa Clara-a-Velha
Santa Clara-a-Velha
Location in Portugal
Coordinates: 37°30′47″N 8°28′34″W / 37.513°N 8.476°W / 37.513; -8.476
Country Portugal
RegionAlentejo
Intermunic. comm.Alentejo Litoral
DistrictBeja
MunicipalityOdemira
Area
 • Total
163.67 km2 (63.19 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total
873
 • Density5.3/km2 (14/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+00:00 (WET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+01:00 (WEST)

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.

References

  1. ^ Instituto Nacional de Estatística (INE), Census 2011 results according to the 2013 administrative division of Portugal
  2. ^ Áreas das freguesias, concelhos, distritos e país
  3. ^ Diário da República. "Law nr. 11-A/2013, page 552 81" (pdf) (in Portuguese). Retrieved 29 July 2014.



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