Penela

Penela (Portuguese pronunciation: [pɨˈnɛlɐ] (listen)) is a municipality located in Coimbra District, in Portugal. It contains the town of Penela. The town's main tourist attraction is the Penela Castle. The population in 2011 was 5,983,[1] in an area of 134.80 km².[2]

For other uses, see Penela (disambiguation).
Penela
Municipality
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Coordinates: 40°02′N 8°23′W
Country Portugal
RegionCentro
Intermunic. comm.Região de Coimbra
DistrictCoimbra
Parishes4
Area
 • Total134.80 km2 (52.05 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total5,983
 • Density44/km2 (110/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC±00:00 (WET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+01:00 (WEST)
Websitewww.cm-penela.pt

Parishes

Administratively, the municipality is divided into 4 civil parishes (freguesias):[3]

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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 93" (pdf) (in Portuguese). Retrieved 29 July 2014.



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