Penamacor
Penamacor (Portuguese pronunciation: [pɨnɐmɐˈkoɾ] ⓘ 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]
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| Coordinates: 40.1683°N 7.1672°W | |
| Country |  Portugal |
| 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 |
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.
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