Municipality of Ourique

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The Municipality of Ourique is a rural municipality in the Alentejo region of southern Portugal, historically associated with the legendary Battle of Ourique and known for its agricultural landscape and low population density.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
municipality of Ourique 3
Municipality of Ourique canonical 2

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Statements (31)

Predicate Object
instanceOf administrative territorial entity
municipality
associatedWithEvent legendary victory of Afonso I of Portugal at the Battle of Ourique
capital Ourique
climate Mediterranean climate
country Portugal
countrySubdivisionOf Portugal
demographicTrend population decline
economicActivity agriculture
governmentType municipal council
hasHistoricalSignificance Portuguese national identity
hasMunicipalSeat Ourique
hasRuralArea yes
higherAdministrativeUnit Beja District
historicallyAssociatedWith Battle of Ourique
knownFor agricultural landscape
low population density
rural character
landUse extensive farming
livestock grazing
locatedIn Alentejo
Beja District
southern Portugal
locatedOnContinent Europe
officialLanguage Portuguese
linked to: Portuguese language
partOf Baixo Alentejo
populationCharacteristic sparsely populated
region Alentejo
subdivisionType municipality
timeZone Western European Time
timeZoneDST Western European Summer Time

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Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Municipality of Odemira borderedBy Municipality of Ourique
municipality of Silves borders municipality of Ourique
linked to: Municipality of Ourique
Municipal Chamber of Ourique locatedIn municipality of Ourique
linked to: Municipality of Ourique
Municipal Chamber of Ourique administers municipality of Ourique
linked to: Municipality of Ourique
Municipality of Santiago do Cacém borders Municipality of Ourique