Penamacor
For the Portuguese wine grape, see Penamacor (grape).
| Penamacor | |||
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| Municipality | |||
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| Coordinates: 40°10′06″N 7°10′02″W / 40.1683°N 7.1672°WCoordinates: 40°10′06″N 7°10′02″W / 40.1683°N 7.1672°W | |||
| Country |
 Portugal | ||
| Region | Centro | ||
| Subregion | Beira Interior Sul | ||
| Intermunic. comm. | Beira Baixa | ||
| District | Castelo Branco | ||
| Parishes | 9 | ||
| Government | |||
| • President | Domingos Torrão (PS) | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 563.71 km2 (217.65 sq mi) | ||
| Population (2011) | |||
| • Total | 5,682 | ||
| • Density | 10/km2 (26/sq mi) | ||
| Time zone | WET/WEST (UTC+0/+1) | ||
| Website | http://www.cm-penamacor.pt | ||
Penamacor (Portuguese pronunciation: [pɨnɐmɐˈkoɾ] or [penɐmɐˈkoɾ]) is a municipality in the district of Castelo Branco in Portugal. The population in 2011 was 5,682,[1] in an area of 563.71 square kilometres (217.65 sq mi).[2] The physician and encyclopédiste António Nunes Ribeiro Sanches was born in Penamacor.
The mayor is António Luís Beites Soares.[3] The municipal holiday is the Easter Monday.
Parishes
Administratively, the municipality is divided into 9 civil parishes (freguesias):[4]
- Aldeia do Bispo, Águas e Aldeia de João Pires
- Aranhas
- Benquerença
- Meimão
- Meimoa
- Pedrógão de São Pedro e Bemposta
- Penamacor
- Salvador
- Vale da Senhora da Póvoa
References
- ↑ Instituto Nacional de Estatística
- ↑ Direção-Geral do Território
- ↑ Penamacor Boletim Informative No 36 Julho 2014
- ↑ Diário da República. "Law nr. 11-A/2013, page 552 92" (pdf) (in Portuguese). Retrieved 29 July 2014.
External links
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