Arganil

Arganil (Portuguese pronunciation: [ɐɾɣɐˈnil] (listen)) is a municipality in Coimbra District in Portugal. The population in 2011 was 12,145,[1] in an area of 332.84 km².[2]

For the civil parish, see Arganil (parish).
Arganil
Municipality
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Coordinates: 40°13′N 8°03′W
Country Portugal
RegionCentro
Intermunic. comm.Região de Coimbra
DistrictCoimbra
Parishes14
Government
 • PresidentRicardo Alves (PSD)
Area
 • Total332.84 km2 (128.51 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total12,145
 • Density36/km2 (95/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC±00:00 (WET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+01:00 (WEST)
Local holidaySeptember 7
Websitewww.cm-arganil.pt

The present mayor is Ricardo João Pereira Alves, elected by the Social Democratic Party. The municipal holiday is September 7.

Parishes

Administratively, the municipality is divided into 14 civil parishes (freguesias):[3]

  • Arganil
  • Benfeita
  • Celavisa
  • Cepos e Teixeira
  • Cerdeira e Moura da Serra
  • Coja e Barril de Alva
  • Folques
  • Piódão
  • Pomares
  • Pombeiro da Beira
  • São Martinho da Cortiça
  • Sarzedo
  • Secarias
  • Vila Cova de Alva e Anseriz
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References
  1. Instituto Nacional de Estatística
  2. "Áreas das freguesias, concelhos, distritos e país". Archived from the original on 2018-11-05. Retrieved 2018-11-05.
  3. Diário da República. "Law nr. 11-A/2013, page 552 17" (pdf) (in Portuguese). Retrieved 16 July 2014.



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