Penacova
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2020}}
{{Infobox Portuguese subdivision
| type = municipality
| official_name = Penacova
| image_skyline = Rio Mondego Penacova.JPG
| image_caption =
| image_flag = Pt-pcv1.png
| flag_border = no
| image_shield = PCV.png
| image_map = LocalPenacova.svg
|coordinates = {{coord|40|16|14|N|8|17|00|W|type:adm1st_region:PT_dim:100000|display=inline,title}}
|region = Centro
|CIM = Região de Coimbra
|district = Coimbra
| leader_party =
| leader_name = Humberto José Baptista Oliveira
| area_total_km2 = 216.73
| elevation =
| population_total = 15,251
| population_as_of = 2011
| postal_code =
| area_code =
| website = [http://www.cm-penacova.pt/ www.cm-penacova.pt/]
}}
Penacova ({{IPA|pt|pɨnɐˈkɔvɐ|-|Pt-pt Penacova FF.ogg}} or {{IPA|pt|ˌpen-|}}) is a town and a municipality in the Coimbra District, in Portugal. The population in 2011 was 15,251,[http://www.ine.pt/xportal/xmain?xlang=en&xpid=INE&xpgid=ine_indicadores&indOcorrCod=0005889&contexto=pi&selTab=tab0 Instituto Nacional de Estatística] in an area of 216.73 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=5 November 2018 |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=5 November 2018 |url-status=dead }}
Parishes
Administratively, the municipality is divided into 8 civil parishes (freguesias):{{cite web|title=Law nr. 11-A/2013, page 552 90|url=http://dre.pt/pdf1sdip/2013/01/01901/0000200147.pdf |accessdate=29 July 2014|author=Diário da República|author-link=Diário da República|language=Portuguese}}
Demographics
{{Historical populations
| align=none|cols=2
| title = População do concelho de Penacova (1801–2011)
| 1801 | 8706
| 1849 | 8593
| 1900 | 18253
| 1930 | 16964
| 1960 | 18704
| 1981 | 17351
| 1991 | 16748
| 2001 | 16725
| 2004 | 16850
| 2011 | 15251
}}
Notable people
- António José de Almeida (1866 in Penacova, São Pedro de Alva – 1929) a politician, the sixth President of Portugal, 1919 until 1923.
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- {{Official website|http://www.cm-penacova.pt/}} {{in lang|pt}}
- [https://www.flickr.com/photos/vitor107/sets/1430135/ Photos from Penacova]
{{commons category|Penacova}}
{{Municipalities of Coimbra}}
{{Authority control}}
Category:Municipalities of Coimbra District
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