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Penamacor Municipality

Penamacor
Municipality
Flag of Penamacor
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Coat of arms of Penamacor
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Coordinates: 40°10′06″N 7°10′02″W / 40.1683°N 7.1672°W / 40.1683; -7.1672Coordinates: 40°10′06″N 7°10′02″W / 40.1683°N 7.1672°W / 40.1683; -7.1672
Country  Portugal
Region Centro
Subregion Beira Interior Sul
Intermunic. comm. Beira Baixa
District Castelo Branco
Parishes 9
Government
 • President Domingos Torrão (PS)
Area
 • Total 563.71 km2 (217.65 sq mi)
Population (2011)
 • Total 5,682
 • Density 10/km2 (26/sq mi)
Time zone WET/WEST (UTC+0/+1)
Website http://www.cm-penamacor.pt

Penamacor (Portuguese pronunciation: [pɨnɐmɐˈkoɾ] or [penɐmɐˈkoɾ]) is a municipality in the district of Castelo Branco in Portugal. The population in 2011 was 5,682, in an area of 563.71 square kilometres (217.65 sq mi). The physician and encyclopédiste António Nunes Ribeiro Sanches was born in Penamacor.

The mayor is António Luís Beites Soares. The municipal holiday is the Easter Monday.

Administratively, the municipality is divided into 9 civil parishes (freguesias):



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