Penela
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Penela | |
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| File:Castelo de Penela - vista geral à noite.JPG | |
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Flag of Penela Flag Coat of arms of Penela Coat of arms | |
| File:LocalPenela.svg | |
| Coordinates: 40°02′N 8°23′W / 40.033°N 8.383°W | |
| Country | File:Flag of Portugal.svg Portugal |
| Region | Centro |
| Intermunic. comm. | Região de Coimbra |
| District | Coimbra |
| Parishes | 4 |
| Area | |
• Total | 134.80 km2 (52.05 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 5,983 |
| • Density | 44/km2 (110/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+00:00 (WET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+01:00 (WEST) |
| Website | www |
Penela (Portuguese pronunciation: [pɨˈnɛlɐ] ) is a municipality located in Coimbra District, in Portugal. It contains the town of Penela with about 3,300 inhabitants. The town's main tourist attraction is the Penela Castle. The population of the municipality in 2011 was 5,983,[1] in an area of 134.80 km².[2] It is among the oldest recognized municipalities in the whole country (1137).
Parishes
Administratively, the municipality is divided into 4 civil parishes (freguesias):[3]
Notable people
- António Arnaut (1936 in Penela – 2018) a Portuguese poet, fiction writer, essayist, lawyer, politician and Govt. minister.
References
- ↑ Instituto Nacional de Estatística
- ↑ "Áreas das freguesias, concelhos, distritos e país". Archived from the original on 2018-11-05. Retrieved 2018-11-05.
- ↑ Diário da República. "Law nr. 11-A/2013, page 552 93" (pdf) (in Portuguese). Retrieved 29 July 2014.
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