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Vendas Novas
Évoracity
Vendas Novas
Total population
9,246
Demographic figures from INE Portugal. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
Overview
Vendas Novas, officially the City of Vendas Novas, is a municipality in the District of Évora in Portugal. The population in 2021 was 11,245, in an area of 222.39 km2. The city has 10,625 inhabitants.
Read more on WikipediaHistory & geography
History
A hoard of prehistoric objects, including two trapezoid-shaped plaques with geometric designs, was found underneath a hill by labourers in the mid nineteenth century during the construction of the railway line between Vendas Novas and Beja. They are since 1862 kept at the British Museum.
Excerpted from the corresponding Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA).
Geography
Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.
Climate
Air quality
Walkability
Amenities nearby
Wildlife & biodiversity
Most-observed species
- House SparrowPasser domesticus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves906
- Eurasian BlackbirdTurdus merula Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves790
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves790
- European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves760
- Eurasian Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves744
- Common ChaffinchFringilla coelebs Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves738
- Eurasian Collared-DoveStreptopelia decaocto (Frivaldszky, 1838) · Aves737
- Sardinian WarblerCurruca melanocephala (J.F.Gmelin, 1789) · Aves725
Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).
Earthquake history
Most recent
- M 3.5 — 2026-02-194 km ENE of Sobral de Monte Agraço, Portugal
- M 2.9 — 2025-04-1612 km SW of Évora, Portugal
- M 4.8 — 2025-02-171 km NE of Charneca de Caparica, Portugal
- M 3.3 — 2021-03-180 km SSW of Santa Iria da Azóia, Portugal
- M 4.1 — 2018-01-1525 km NNW of Évora, Portugal
- M 4.2 — 2017-08-175 km N of Arruda dos Vinhos, Portugal
Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).
Photos
Sights & places nearby
Notable people from here
Nearby places in Évora
- Cabrela5.4 mi away · pop. 440
- Silveiras6.1 mi away · pop. 356
- Foros de Vale de Figueira7.9 mi away · pop. 914
- Lavre8.2 mi away · pop. 411
- Cortiçadas de Lavre9.2 mi away · pop. 402
- Ciborro14.8 mi away · pop. 576
- São Cristóvão15.1 mi away · pop. 320
- Escoural18.1 mi away · pop. 807
- São Sebastião da Giesteira20.1 mi away · pop. 602
- São Pedro da Gafanhoeira21 mi away · pop. 351
- Brotas21.1 mi away · pop. 334
- Guadalupe24.4 mi away · pop. 295
Geography & sun
Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.
Nearby airports
Public attention
Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.
Books about Vendas Novas
Search results from Open Library.
Recent natural events nearby
Ground air-quality sensors
Recently spotted species
Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).
Events
Gallery
Sources
- • Wikipedia
- • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
- • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
- • iNaturalist
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
- • Wikipedia Pageviews API
- • Open Library
- • Wikidata SPARQL (CC0) — population, area, elevation, inception, head of government, Commons image