Vendas Novas
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Vendas Novas (ˈvẽdɐʒ ˈnɔvɐʃ) is a municipality in Portugal
Portugal
Portugal , officially the Portuguese Republic is a country situated in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Portugal is the westernmost country of Europe, and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the West and South and by Spain to the North and East. The Atlantic archipelagos of the...

 with a total area of 222.4 km² and a total population of 11,957. The city has 10,235 inhabitants.

The municipality is composed of 2 parishes, and is located in the District of Évora
Évora (district)
Évora District is located in Alentejo, in southern Portugal. The district capital is the city of Évora.-Municipalities:The district is composed by 14 municipalities:* Alandroal* Arraiolos* Borba* Estremoz* Évora* Montemor-o-Novo* Mora* Mourão...

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The present Mayor is José Rodrigues Figueira, elected by the Unitarian Democratic Coalition
Unitarian Democratic Coalition
The Democratic Unity Coalition is an electoral and political coalition between the Portuguese Communist Party and the Ecologist Party "The Greens"...

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The municipal holiday is September 7.

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