Alcanena

Alcanena
Municipality

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Coordinates: 39°28′N 8°40′W / 39.467°N 8.667°W / 39.467; -8.667Coordinates: 39°28′N 8°40′W / 39.467°N 8.667°W / 39.467; -8.667
Country  Portugal
Region Centro
Subregion Médio Tejo
Intermunic. comm. Médio Tejo
District Santarém
Parishes 7
Government
  President Fernanda Asseiceira (Partido Socialista)
Area
  Total 127.33 km2 (49.16 sq mi)
Population (2011)
  Total 13,868
  Density 110/km2 (280/sq mi)
Time zone WET/WEST (UTC+0/+1)
Website http://www.cm-alcanena.pt

Alcanena (Portuguese pronunciation: [ɐɫkɐˈnenɐ]) is a municipality in Santarém District in Portugal. The population in 2011 was 13,868,[1] in an area of 127.33 km².[2]

The current Mayor is Fernanda Maria Pereira Asseiceira (Partido Socialista) and the president of the Municipal Assembly is Silvestre Pereira (Partido Socialista). The municipal holiday is Ascension Day.

Parishes

Administratively, the municipality is divided into 7 civil parishes (freguesias):[3]

  • Alcanena e Vila Moreira
  • Bugalhos
  • Malhou, Louriceira e Espinheiro
  • Minde
  • Moitas Venda
  • Monsanto
  • Serra de Santo António

See also

References

  1. Instituto Nacional de Estatística
  2. Direção-Geral do Território
  3. Diário da República. "Law nr. 11-A/2013, pages 552 6-7" (pdf) (in Portuguese). Retrieved 16 July 2014.


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