Grândola (ˈɡɾɐ̃dulɐ) is a town (vila) and municipality

Municipalities of Portugal

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 in Portugal

Portugal

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 with a total area of 807 square kilometres (312 sq mi) and a total population of 14,543 inhabitants.

The municipality is composed of 5 parishes and is located in Setúbal District.
Included in this municipality is Troia

Troia

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 (part of Carvalhal parish), a peninsula between the Atlantic Ocean

Atlantic Ocean

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 and the Sado River

Sado River

The Sado River is a river in Southern Portugal, and is one of the major rivers in the country. It flows in a South/North direction through 175 km from its springs in the Caldeirão hills before entering the Atlantic Ocean in an estuary in the city of Setúbal.In Setúbal, its estuary is famous...

.
Also within the municipality is Serra de Grândola (Grândola Mountain).
Nearby City :Alcácer do Sal

Alcácer do Sal

Alcácer do Sal is a municipality in Portugal, located in Setúbal District. It has a total area of and a total population of 13,624 inhabitants.-History :-Earliest settlement:...

.

The present mayor is Carlos Vicente Beato (Socialist

Portuguese Socialist Party

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), and the president of the Municipal Assembly

Municipal assembly

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 is Aníbal Manuel Guerreiro Cordeiro (Socialist).

The municipal holiday is October 22.

Parishes

• Azinheira dos Barros e São Mamede do Azinhal
• Carvalhal
• Grândola
• Melides
• Santa Margarida da Serra
  Santa Margarida da Serra
  Santa Margarida da Serra is a parish in the municipality of Grândola in Portugal. It covers an area of 52.38 km² and had a population of 243 as of 2001....
  
  

External links

• Website of the Municipality of Grândola