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Odemira
Sign in to saveOdemira (), officially the Town of Odemira (), is a town and a municipality in Beja District in the Portuguese region of Alentejo. The population in 2021 was 29,538, in an area of , making it the largest municipality of Portugal by area, but one of the least densely populated.
Key facts
- Portuguese subdivision.type
- municipality
- Portuguese subdivision.name
- Odemira
- Portuguese subdivision.official_name
- Town of Odemira
- Portuguese subdivision.image_flag
- Pt-odm1.png
- Portuguese subdivision.flag_border
- no
- Portuguese subdivision.image_shield
- ODM.png
- Portuguese subdivision.image_skyline
- Odemira - Portugal (27903000051).jpg
- Portuguese subdivision.image_caption
- View of Odemira
- Portuguese subdivision.map_caption
- Interactive map of Odemira
- Portuguese subdivision.region
- Alentejo
- Portuguese subdivision.CIM
- Alentejo Litoral
- Portuguese subdivision.district
- Beja
- Portuguese subdivision.leader_party
- PS
- Portuguese subdivision.leader_name
- Hélder António Guerreiro
- Portuguese subdivision.area_total_km2
- 1720.60
- Portuguese subdivision.population_total
- 29,538
- Portuguese subdivision.population_as_of
- 2021
- Portuguese subdivision.parishes
- 13
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Odemira (), officially the Town of Odemira (), is a town and a municipality in Beja District in the Portuguese region of Alentejo. The population in 2021 was 29,538, in an area of , making it the largest municipality of Portugal by area, but one of the least densely populated.
It is famous for its wild beaches and for being home to a significant immigrant community, comprising 28.2% of the municipality's population as of 2021. The village of Zambujeira do Mar is home to the Festival do Sudoeste, one of the biggest rock festivals in Europe.