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The flag is an unusual flag because, despite the status of
city, Beja uses a quartered flag,
typical of towns, with a coat of
arms in the centre. Unlike the flag, the coat of arms is typical:
5-towered mural crown above a shield above a scroll reading
"CIDADE DE BEJA". The shield is golden with the
portuguese quinas in chef
sided by two black eagles, a proper bull’s head in the center
and a red castle below with silver doors and windows.
Jorge Candeias, 11 Oct 1998
Beja is a district capital. The city is placed
in inland southern Portugal. Used to be the capital of the province of
Baixo Alentejo. The municipality is quite large and
sparsely populated, as typically happens in Alentejo: 1140.2 km² and only
33 600 inhabitants dispersed in 18 communes. The economy is diverse,
based in services in the head of the municipality and agriculture elsewhere.
Amongst the district capitals, this is one of the poorest.
Jorge Candeias, 11 Oct 1998
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