Arrifana

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Arrifana

Elevation266 m

Land area24.11 km²

Coordinates40.23°, -8.28°

Demographic figures from INE Portugal. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Arrifana is a civil parish in the municipality of Vila Nova de Poiares, Portugal. The population in 2011 was 1,440, in an area of 23.84 km².

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Notable people from here

Francisco José Fernandes

Portuguese politician (1867-1925)

António José de Almeida

President of Portugal (1866-1929)

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António Varandas

Portuguese chemist

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José Alberto Carvalho

Portuguese journalist

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Luísa de Jesus

last woman executed in Portugal

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Aniceto Simões

Portuguese long-distance and steeplechase runner

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António Augusto dos Santos Nogueira

person identified in the Museu da Pessoa collection

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Camila Rebelo

Portuguese swimmer

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Isabel Mariana Simões Nogueira Manso

Portuguese botanist, taxonomist

António Pires de Carvalho

Portuguese physician

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António Alves Mendes

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Recently spotted species

Tarentola mauritanica mauritanica

Tarentola mauritanica mauritanica

Seen 2026-09-18

Autumn Snowflake

Acis autumnalis

Seen 2026-09-18

Eurasian Collared-Dove

Streptopelia decaocto

Seen 2026-09-18

European Mantis

Mantis religiosa

Seen 2026-09-18

Old World Swallowtail

Papilio machaon

Seen 2026-09-18

Brown Marmorated Stink Bug

Halyomorpha halys

Seen 2026-09-18

Eurasian Nuthatch

Sitta europaea

Seen 2026-09-18

Common Sandpiper

Actitis hypoleucos

Seen 2026-09-18

Grey Heron

Ardea cinerea

Seen 2026-09-18

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).