Vila Velha de Ródão
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Vila Velha de Ródão (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈvilɐ ˈvɛʎɐ ðɨ ˈʁɔðɐ̃w] ⓘ) is a municipality in the district of Castelo Branco in Portugal. The population in 2011 was 3,521,[1] in an area of 329.91 km2.[2]
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Vila Velha de Rodão | |
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Coordinates: 39°39′15″N 7°40′20″W | |
Country | Portugal |
Region | Centro |
Intermunic. comm. | Beira Baixa |
District | Castelo Branco |
Parishes | 4 |
Government | |
• President | Luís Miguel Ferro Pereira (PS) |
Area | |
• Total | 329.91 km2 (127.38 sq mi) |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 3,521 |
• Density | 11/km2 (28/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC±00:00 (WET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+01:00 (WEST) |
Local holiday | Monday after the 4th Sunday of August |
Website | http://www.cm-vvrodao.pt/ |
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The present mayor is Maria Carmo Sequeira, elected by the Socialist Party. The municipal holiday is the Monday after the 4th Sunday of August.
In 1762, it was the site of the Battle of Vila Velha.
On 5 November 2007, a road accident on A23 killed 15 people and injured 22.[3]