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Penacova | |
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| Coordinates: 40°16′14″N 8°17′00″W / 40.27056°N 8.28333°W | |
| Country |  Portugal |
| Region | Centro |
| Intermunic. comm. | Região de Coimbra |
| District | Coimbra |
| Government | |
| • President | Humberto José Baptista Oliveira |
| Area | |
• Total | 216.73 km2 (83.68 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 15,251 |
| • Density | 70/km2 (180/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+00:00 (WET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+01:00 (WEST) |
| Website | www.cm-penacova.pt/ |
Penacova (Portuguese pronunciation: [pɨnɐˈkɔvɐ] or [ˌpen-]) is a town and a municipality in the Coimbra District, in Portugal. The population in 2011 was 15,251,[1] in an area of 216.73 km2.[2]
Parishes
[edit]Administratively, the municipality is divided into 8 civil parishes (freguesias):[3]
- Carvalho
- Figueira de Lorvão
- Friúmes e Paradela
- Lorvão
- Oliveira do Mondego e Travanca do Mondego
- Penacova
- São Pedro de Alva e São Paio do Mondego
- Sazes do Lorvão
Demographics
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Notable people
[edit]- António José de Almeida (1866 in Penacova, São Pedro de Alva – 1929) a politician, the sixth President of Portugal, 1919 until 1923.
References
[edit]- ^ Instituto Nacional de Estatística
- ^ "Áreas das freguesias, concelhos, distritos e país". Archived from the original on 5 November 2018. Retrieved 5 November 2018.
- ^ Diário da República. "Law nr. 11-A/2013, page 552 90" (PDF) (in Portuguese). Retrieved 29 July 2014.
External links
[edit]- Official website (in Portuguese)
- Photos from Penacova
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