Chamusca (Portuguese pronunciation: [ʃɐˈmuʃkɐ] (listen)) is a municipality in Santarém District in Portugal. The population in 2021 was 8,530,[1] in an area of 746.01 km².[2]
Chamusca | |
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Municipality | |
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Coordinates: 39°21′N 8°29′W | |
Country | ![]() |
Region | Alentejo |
Intermunic. comm. | Lezíria do Tejo |
District | Santarém |
Parishes | 5 |
Government | |
• President | Paulo Queimado (PS) |
Area | |
• Total | 746.01 km2 (288.04 sq mi) |
Population (2021) | |
• Total | 8,530 |
• Density | 11/km2 (30/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC±00:00 (WET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+01:00 (WEST) |
Local holiday | 5a Feira de Ascenção (date varies) |
Website | http://www.cm-chamusca.pt |
The present Mayor is Paulo Queimado, elected by the Socialist Party. The municipal holiday is Ascension Day.
Climate data for Chouto, Chamusca, altitude: 126 m (413 ft) | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 112 (4.4) |
91 (3.6) |
83 (3.3) |
70 (2.8) |
62 (2.4) |
27 (1.1) |
8 (0.3) |
8 (0.3) |
38 (1.5) |
82 (3.2) |
100 (3.9) |
110 (4.3) |
791 (31.1) |
Source: Portuguese Environment Agency[3] |
Administratively, the municipality is divided into 5 civil parishes (freguesias):[4]
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