Borba, Portugal

Borba (European Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈbɔɾβɐ] ^ⓘ) is a municipality in the District of Évora in Portugal. The population in 2011 was 7,333,^[1] in an area of 145.19 km².^[2] It was elevated from town to city status on 12 June 2009.^[3]

Borba
Municipality
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Coordinates: 38°48′N 7°27′W
Country	Portugal
Region	Alentejo
Intermunic. comm.	Alentejo Central
District	Évora
Parishes	4
Area
• Total	145.19 km2 (56.06 sq mi)
Population  (2011)
• Total	7,333
• Density	51/km2 (130/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+00:00 (WET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+01:00 (WEST)
Local holiday	Easter Monday (date varies)
Website	www.cm-borba.pt

The municipal holiday is Easter Monday.

Parishes

Administratively, the municipality is divided into 4 civil parishes (freguesias):^[4]

• Borba (Matriz)
• Borba (São Bartolomeu)
• Orada
• Rio de Moinhos

Notable people

• Vítor Norte (born 1951) an actor and voice actor.^[5]
• Luís Bilro (born 1971) a Portuguese retired football with 411 club caps

See also

• Borba DOC