Penamacor | |||
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Municipality | |||
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Coordinates: 40°10′06″N 7°10′02″W / 40.1683°N 7.1672°WCoordinates: 40°10′06″N 7°10′02″W / 40.1683°N 7.1672°W | |||
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):