Arganil

Arganil
Municipality

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Coordinates: 40°13′N 8°03′W / 40.217°N 8.050°W / 40.217; -8.050Coordinates: 40°13′N 8°03′W / 40.217°N 8.050°W / 40.217; -8.050
Country  Portugal
Region Centro
Subregion Pinhal Interior Norte
Intermunic. comm. Região de Coimbra
District Coimbra
Parishes 14
Government
 • President Ricardo Alves (PSD)
Area
 • Total 332.84 km2 (128.51 sq mi)
Population (2011)
 • Total 12,145
 • Density 36/km2 (95/sq mi)
Time zone WET/WEST (UTC+0/+1)
Website www.cm-arganil.pt

Arganil (Portuguese pronunciation: [ɐɾɣɐˈniɫ]) is a municipality in Coimbra District in Portugal. The population in 2011 was 12,145,[1] in an area of 332.84 km².[2]

The present mayor is Ricardo João Pereira Alves, elected by the Social Democratic Party. The municipal holiday is September 7.

Parishes

Administratively, the municipality is divided into 14 civil parishes (freguesias):[3]

  • Arganil
  • Benfeita
  • Celavisa
  • Cepos e Teixeira
  • Cerdeira e Moura da Serra
  • Coja e Barril de Alva
  • Folques
  • Piódão
  • Pomares
  • Pombeiro da Beira
  • São Martinho da Cortiça
  • Sarzedo
  • Secarias
  • Vila Cova de Alva e Anseriz

References

  1. ↑ Instituto Nacional de Estatística
  2. ↑ Direção-Geral do Território
  3. ↑ Diário da República. "Law nr. 11-A/2013, page 552 17" (pdf) (in Portuguese). Retrieved 16 July 2014.


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