Chamusca

{{for multi|the civil parish|Chamusca (Chamusca)|the wine|Chamusca wine}}

{{Infobox Portuguese subdivision

| type = municipality

| official_name = Chamusca

| image_flag = Pt-chm1.png

| flag_border = no

| image_shield = CHM.png

| image_skyline =Chamusca 675.jpg

| image_caption =

|coordinates = {{coord|39|21|N|8|29|W|type:adm1st_region:PT_dim:100000|display=inline,title}}

| image_map = LocalChamusca.svg

|region = Oeste e Vale do Tejo

|CIM = Lezíria do Tejo

|district = Santarém

|parishes = 5

| leader_party = PS

| leader_name = Paulo Queimado

| area_total_km2 = 746.01

| population_total = 8,530

| population_as_of = 2021

| holiday = 5a Feira de Ascenção (date varies)

| website = http://www.cm-chamusca.pt

}}

Chamusca ({{IPA|pt|ʃɐˈmuʃkɐ|-|Pt-pt Chamusca FF.ogg}}) is a municipality in Santarém District in Portugal. The population in 2021 was 8,530,[https://censos.ine.pt/scripts/db_censos_2021.html Censos 2021] in an area of 746.01 km2.{{Cite web |url=http://www.dgterritorio.pt/cartografia_e_geodesia/cartografia/carta_administrativa_oficial_de_portugal_caop_/caop__download_/carta_administrativa_oficial_de_portugal___versao_2017__em_vigor_/ |title=Áreas das freguesias, concelhos, distritos e país |access-date=2018-11-05 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181105172426/http://www.dgterritorio.pt/cartografia_e_geodesia/cartografia/carta_administrativa_oficial_de_portugal_caop_/caop__download_/carta_administrativa_oficial_de_portugal___versao_2017__em_vigor_/ |archive-date=2018-11-05 |url-status=dead }}

The present Mayor is Paulo Queimado, elected by the Socialist Party. The municipal holiday is Ascension Day.

Climate

{{Weather box

|location = Chouto, Chamusca, altitude: {{convert|126|m|ft|abbr=on}}

|metric first = yes

|single line = Yes

|width = auto

|precipitation colour = green

|Jan precipitation mm = 112

|Feb precipitation mm = 91

|Mar precipitation mm = 83

|Apr precipitation mm = 70

|May precipitation mm = 62

|Jun precipitation mm = 27

|Jul precipitation mm = 8

|Aug precipitation mm = 8

|Sep precipitation mm = 38

|Oct precipitation mm = 82

|Nov precipitation mm = 100

|Dec precipitation mm = 110

|year precipitation mm =

|source 1 = Portuguese Environment Agency{{cite web |title=Monthly Precipitation Chouto |url=https://snirh.apambiente.pt/index.php?idMain=1&idItem=1.1 |publisher=APA |access-date=4 June 2021}}

}}

Parishes

Administratively, the municipality is divided into 5 civil parishes (freguesias):{{cite web|title=Law nr. 11-A/2013, page 552 38|url=http://dre.pt/pdf1sdip/2013/01/01901/0000200147.pdf |accessdate=21 July 2014|author=Diário da República|author-link=Diário da República|language=Portuguese|format=pdf}}

Notable people

See also

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