Penamacor (Portuguese pronunciation: [pɨnɐmɐˈkoɾ] (listen) 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]

Penamacor
Municipality
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Coordinates: 40.1683°N 7.1672°W / 40.1683; -7.1672
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

External links

• Town Hall official website

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