Alvaiázere
Alvaiázere is a portuguese municipality in the historical Beira Litoral province, in Central Region and district of Leiria. The population in 2011 was 7,287, in an area of 160.48 km2.
The municipality is bordered by the municipalities of Ansião, Figueiró dos Vinhos, Ferreira do Zêzere, Ourém and Pombal. The present Mayor is Paulo Delgado Morgado, elected by the Social Democratic Party. The municipal holiday is on June 13.
The name of Alvaiázere originates from the Arabic word, and thus means 'lands of the falconer'. Manuel Vieira da Silva Borges e Abreu, 1st Baron of Alvaiázere was the main physician of King John VI of Portugal.