Penamacor
Penamacor | |
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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 | ![]() |
Region | Centro |
Intermunic. comm. | Beira Baixa |
District | Castelo Branco |
Parishes | 9 |
Government | |
• President | António Luís Beites Soares (PS) |
Area | |
• Total | 563.71 km2 (217.65 sq mi) |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 5,682 |
• Density | 10/km2 (26/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC±00:00 (WET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+01:00 (WEST) |
Local holiday | Easter Monday date varies |
Website | http://www.cm-penamacor.pt |
Penamacor (Portuguese pronunciation: [pɨnɐmɐˈkoɾ] (listen) or [ˌpenɐmɐˈkoɾ]) 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 mayor is António Luís Beites Soares.[3] The municipal holiday is 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
Notable people[]
- António Nunes Ribeiro Sanches (1699 in Penamacor – 1783 in Paris) a physician, philosopher and encyclopédiste.
- Francisco Cunha Leal (1888 in Pedrógão – 1970) politician during the Portuguese First Republic; 84th Prime Minister of Portugal, 1921/1922.
- Joaquim Furtado (born 1948 in Penamacor) a journalist, reporter, TV anchor and documentary film director.[5]
- António José Seguro (born 1962 in Penamacor) a Portuguese politician
References[]
- ^ Instituto Nacional de Estatística
- ^ "Áreas das freguesias, concelhos, distritos e país". Archived from the original on 2018-11-05. Retrieved 2018-11-05.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Joaquim Furtado, IMDb Database retrieved 28 July 2021.
External links[]
Categories:
- Populated places in Castelo Branco District
- Municipalities of Castelo Branco District
- People from Penamacor
- Portugal geography stubs