Ferreira do Alentejo
# Ferreira do Alentejo

Ferreira do Alentejo (Portuguese pronunciation: (listen)), or simply Ferreira, is a town and a municipality in Beja District in Portugal. The population in 2011 was 8,255, in an area of 648.25 $km^2.$

The human activity in the municipality dates back to antiquity, with evidence of prehistoric and Roman settlement. The village was later part of the Order of Santiago da Espada, having its first charter passed on 5 March 1516 by King Manuel I.

The present Mayor is Aníbal Coelho Costa, elected by the Socialist Party. The municipal holiday is March 5.

## Parishes

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

* Alfundão e Peroguarda
* Ferreira do Alentejo e Canhestros
* Figueira dos Cavaleiros
* Odivelas
