Mourão
# Mourão

Mourão (Portuguese pronunciation: (listen)) is a municipality in the District of Évora in Portugal. The population in 2011 was 2,663, in an area of 278.63 $km^2.$

## Geography

The municipality borders the municipality of Alandroal to the north, Spain to the east, Barrancos to the south-east, Moura to the south and Reguengos de Monsaraz to the east.

The town has the well-preserved Castle of Mourão.

## Gallery

* Mourão Castle
* Street in Mourão
* View of the Alqueva Dam from the castle

## Politics

The present Mayor is Maria Clara Safara, elected by the Socialist Party. The municipal holiday is February 2.

## Parishes

Administratively, the municipality is divided into 3 civil parishes (freguesias):

* Granja
* Luz
* Mourão

## Notable people

* Hernâni Neves (born 1963) a retired Portuguese footballer and beach soccer player, known as Hernâni
