Chamusca

Chamusca
Municipality

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Coordinates: 39°21′N 8°29′W / 39.350°N 8.483°W / 39.350; -8.483Coordinates: 39°21′N 8°29′W / 39.350°N 8.483°W / 39.350; -8.483
Country  Portugal
Region Ribatejo
Subregion Lezíria do Tejo
Intermunic. comm. Lezíria do Tejo
District Santarém
Parishes 5
Government
 • President Sérgio Carrinho (SOCIALIS PARTY)
Area
 • Total 746.01 km2 (288.04 sq mi)
Population (2011)
 • Total 10,120
 • Density 14/km2 (35/sq mi)
Time zone WET/WEST (UTC+0/+1)
Website http://www.cm-chamusca.pt

Chamusca (Portuguese pronunciation: [ʃɐˈmuʃkɐ]) is a municipality in Santarém District in Portugal. The population in 2011 was 10,120,[1] in an area of 746.01 km².[2]

The present Mayor is Sérgio Carrinho, elected by the Unitarian Democratic Coalition. The municipal holiday is Ascension Day.

Parishes

Administratively, the municipality is divided into 5 civil parishes (freguesias):[3]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Instituto Nacional de Estatística
  2. ↑ Direção-Geral do Território
  3. ↑ Diário da República. "Law nr. 11-A/2013, page 552 38" (pdf) (in Portuguese). Retrieved 21 July 2014.


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