Penamacor

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 physician and encyclopédiste António Nunes Ribeiro Sanches was born in Penamacor.

Penamacor
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Coordinates: 40.1683°N 7.1672°W / 40.1683; -7.1672
Country Portugal
RegionCentro
Intermunic. comm.Beira Baixa
DistrictCastelo Branco
Parishes9
Government
  PresidentDomingos Torrão (PS)
Area
  Total563.71 km2 (217.65 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
  Total5,682
  Density10/km2 (26/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC±00:00 (WET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+01:00 (WEST)
Local holidayEaster Monday
date varies
Websitehttp://www.cm-penamacor.pt

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
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