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Odemira | |
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| Coordinates: 37°35′N 8°38′W / 37.583°N 8.633°W | |
| Country |  Portugal |
| Region | Alentejo |
| Intermunic. comm. | Alentejo Litoral |
| District | Beja |
| Parishes | 13 |
| Government | |
| • President | Hélder António Guerreiro (PS) |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,720.60 km2 (664.33 sq mi) |
| Population (2021) | |
• Total | 29,538 |
| • Density | 17/km2 (44/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+00:00 (WET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+01:00 (WEST) |
| Local holiday | 8 September |
| Website | www |
Odemira (pronounced [ɔðɨˈmiɾɐ] ⓘ) is a town and a municipality in Beja District in the Portuguese region of Alentejo. The population in 2021 was 29,538,[1] in an area of 1,720.6 square kilometres (664.3 sq mi), making it the largest municipality of Portugal by area, but one of the least densely populated.[2][3]
It is famous for its wild beaches and for being home to a significant immigrant community, comprising 28.2% of the municipality's population, as of 2021.[4] The village of Zambujeira do Mar is home to the Festival do Sudoeste, one of the biggest rock festivals in Europe.
The municipality of Odemira has two large economic activities, tourism and export-oriented agriculture. It is home to major operations of national and international agricultural companies such as Driscoll’s,Vitacress and Sudoberry.
The present Mayor is Hélder António Guerreiro, elected by the Socialist Party in 2021. The municipal holiday is 8 September.
- ^ INE (2021). "Censos". Instituto Nacional de Estatística. Retrieved 22 November 2024.
- ^ "Áreas das freguesias, concelhos, distritos e país". Archived from the original on 5 November 2018. Retrieved 5 November 2018.
- ^ Fonseca, Maria Lucinda; Esteves, Alina; Moreno, Luís (November 2021). "Migration and the reconfiguration of rural places: The accommodation of difference in Odemira, Portugal". Population, Space and Place. 27 (8). doi:10.1002/psp.2445. hdl:10451/47599. ISSN 1544-8444.
- ^ INE (2022). Censos 2021. O que nos dizem os Censos sobre a população de nacionalidade estrangeira residente em Portugal [2021 Census. What do the Census tell us about the foreign-national population residing in Portugal?] (in European Portuguese). Lisbon: Instituto Nacional de Estatística. ISBN 978-989-25-0633-3. Retrieved 25 November 2024.