Penalva do Castelo

Penalva do Castelo
Municipality

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Coordinates: 40°40′N 7°41′W / 40.667°N 7.683°W / 40.667; -7.683Coordinates: 40°40′N 7°41′W / 40.667°N 7.683°W / 40.667; -7.683
Country  Portugal
Region Centro
Subregion Dão-Lafões
Intermunic. comm. Viseu Dão Lafões
District Viseu
Parishes 11S]]
Government
 • President Francisco Carvalho
Area
 • Total 134.34 km2 (51.87 sq mi)
Population (2011)
 • Total 7,956
 • Density 59/km2 (150/sq mi)
Time zone WET/WEST (UTC+0/+1)
Website http://www.cm-penalvadocastelo.pt

Penalva do Castelo (Portuguese pronunciation: [pɨˈnaɫvɐ ðu kɐʃˈtɛlu]) is a municipality in the district Viseu in Portugal. The population in 2011 was 7,956,[1] in an area of 134.34 km².[2]

The present mayor is Leonídio Gomes Monteiro, elected by a coalition between the Social Democratic Party and the People's Party. The municipal holiday is August 25.

Parishes

Administratively, the municipality is divided into 11 civil parishes (freguesias):[3]

  • Antas e Matela
  • Castelo de Penalva
  • Esmolfe
  • Germil
Casa de Ínsua, Penalva do Castelo
  • Ínsua
  • Lusinde
  • Pindo
  • Real
  • Sezures
  • Trancozelos
  • Vila Cova do Covelo e Mareco

References

  1. ↑ Instituto Nacional de Estatística
  2. ↑ Direção-Geral do Território Archived 2014-09-29 at Archive.is
  3. ↑ Diário da República. "Law nr. 11-A/2013, pages 552 91-92" (pdf) (in Portuguese). Retrieved 29 July 2014.


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