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Santiago do Escoural

Coordinates: 38°32′31″N 8°10′05″W / 38.542°N 8.168°W / 38.542; -8.168
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Santiago do Escoural
Coat of arms of Santiago do Escoural
Santiago do Escoural is located in Portugal
Santiago do Escoural
Santiago do Escoural
Location in Portugal
Coordinates: 38°32′31″N 8°10′05″W / 38.542°N 8.168°W / 38.542; -8.168
Country Portugal
RegionAlentejo
Intermunic. comm.Alentejo Central
DistrictÉvora
MunicipalityMontemor-o-Novo
Area
 • Total138.70 km2 (53.55 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total1,335
 • Density9.6/km2 (25/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC±00:00 (WET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+01:00 (WEST)

Santiago do Escoural, also Escoural, is a civil parish in the municipality of Montemor-o-Novo, in the district of Évora, in Portugal. The population in 2011 was 1,335,[1] in an area of 138.70 km2.[2]

The Escoural cave is a couple kilometres from the town. The cave is known for its Paleolithic rock art and burial site.

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