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}}
- Carregueira
- Chamusca e Pinheiro Grande
- Parreira e Chouto
- Ulme
- Vale de Cavalos
Notable people
- Ruy Gómez de Silva, 1st Prince of Éboli (1516 in Chamusca – 1573) a Portuguese noble and adviser to King Philip II of Spain
- José Cid (born 1942 in Chamusca) a Portuguese singer and composer.
See also
References
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External links
- [https://www.flickr.com/photos/vitor107/sets/72157594287461488/ Photos from Chamusca]
{{Municipalities of Santarém}}
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Category:Populated places in Santarém District
Category:Municipalities of Santarém District
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