Alpiarça
Alpiarça is a municipality in Santarém District in Portugal. The population in 2011 was 7,702, in an area of 95.36 km2.
The present Mayor is Mário Fernando Pereira and the President of the Municipal Assembly is Mario Santiago. The municipal holiday is April 2.
Geography
Physical geography
Alpiarça is situated on a plateau in the landscape of the Vale do Tejo-Lezíria. The main town of Alpiarça is located at approximately above the Tagus Valley, some from the left bank. The morphology of the terrain is marked by plain profile, sparsely covered by vegetation, and intensely proportioned by its proximity to Tagus, alternating with pasturelands.Human geography
The municipality of Alpiarça includes only one civil parish, and is limited in the northeast and east by the municipality of Chamusca, southeast and southwest by the municipality of Almeirim and northwest by the municipality of Santarém.International relations
Alpiarça municipality is twinned with:Architecture
- Archaeological site of Quinta da Goucha
- Archaeological site of Quinta dos Patudos
- Estate of Quinta dos Patudos
- Finances Building of Alpiarça
- Manorhouse of Quinta de São José
- Residence-Museum of Patudos/Residence of José Relvas
- Theatre of Alpiarça
Religious
- Church of Santo Estáquio
Notable people
- José Relvas a Portuguese politician and 70th Prime Minister of Portugal.
- Abel Fontoura da Costa a Portuguese colonial administrator, a military officer, a politician and a scientist; governor of Cape Verde, 1915-1918
- Carlos Montez Melancia the Governor of Macau, 1987 to 1991