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Santa Comba Dão (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈsɐ̃tɐ ˈkõbɐ ˈðɐ̃w] (
listen)) is a city and a municipality in the Viseu District in Portugal. The population in 2011 was 11,597,[1] in an area of 111.95 km2.[2] The city proper has a population of 3,300.
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| Coordinates: 40°24′N 8°07′W | |
| Country |  Portugal |
| Region | Centro |
| Intermunic. comm. | Viseu Dão Lafões |
| District | Viseu |
| Parishes | 6 |
| Government | |
| • President | Leonel Gouveia (PS) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 111.95 km2 (43.22 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 11,597 |
| • Density | 100/km2 (270/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC±00:00 (WET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+01:00 (WEST) |
| Local holiday | Ascension Day date varies |
| Website | http://www.cm-santacombadao.pt |
The present mayor is Leonel Gouveia, elected in 2013 by Socialist Party. The municipal holiday is Ascension Day.
António de Oliveira Salazar, the leader of Portugal from 1932 to 1968 and founder of the Estado Novo, was born in Vimieiro, Santa Comba Dão on 28 April 1889 to a rural family of modest income.
The town's station was formerly a terminus of the Dão line to/from Viseu. This narrow gauge railway opened in 1890 and was closed to passengers in 1988.
Santa Comba Dão was granted city status in 1999. In mid-2000s, a serial killer murdered three young women in the municipality.
Parishes
Administratively, the municipality is divided into 6 civil parishes (freguesias):[3]
- Ovoa e Vimieiro
- Pinheiro de Ázere
- Santa Comba Dão e Couto do Mosteiro
- São Joaninho
- São João de Areias
- Treixedo e Nagozela
Notable people
- José Maria de Sousa Macedo Almeida e Vasconcelos, 1st Baron of Santa Comba Dão (1787-1872), nobleman, military leader and politician
- José Maria de Sousa Horta e Costa (1858–1927), soldier, politician, diplomat and colonial Governor of Macau 1894-97 & 1900-02 and 113th Governor-General of India 1907-10
- António de Oliveira Salazar (1889 in Vimieiro – 1970), statesman and economist, leader of Portugal as Chairman of the Council of Ministers from 1932 to 1968. He was responsible for the Estado Novo ("New State")
- João Coimbra (born 1986), former footballer with 296 club appearances
References
- Instituto Nacional de Estatística
- Áreas das freguesias, concelhos, distritos e país
- Diário da República. "Law nr. 11-A/2013, page 552 106" (pdf) (in Portuguese). Retrieved 30 July 2014.
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На других языках
- [en] Santa Comba Dão
[es] Santa Comba Dão
Santa Comba Dão es una ciudad portuguesa en el distrito de Viseu, região Centro y comunidad intermunicipal de Viseu Dão-Lafões, con cerca de 3200 habitantes en su núcleo principal y unos 13 000 dentro de su municipio.[ru] Санта-Комба-Дан
Санта-Комба-Дан (порт. Santa Comba Dão; ['sɐ̃tɐ 'kõbɐ dɐ̃ũ]) — город в Португалии, центр одноимённого муниципалитета в составе округа Визеу. Находится в составе крупной городской агломерации Большое Визеу. По старому административному делению входил в провинцию Бейра-Алта. Входит в экономико-статистический субрегион Дан-Лафойнш, который входит в Центральный регион. Численность населения — 3,2 тыс. жителей (город), 12,5 тыс. жителей (муниципалитет) на 2001 год. Занимает площадь 112,54 км².Другой контент может иметь иную лицензию. Перед использованием материалов сайта WikiSort.org внимательно изучите правила лицензирования конкретных элементов наполнения сайта.
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