Alenquer, Portugal

Alenquer
Alenquer
	Municipality
	Flag Coat of arms
	Coordinates: 39°03′N 9°01′W
Country	Portugal
Region	Centro
Intermunic. comm.	Oeste
District	Lisbon
Parishes	11
Government
• President	Jorge Riso (PS)
Area
• Total	304.22 km2 (117.46 sq mi)
Population (2011)
• Total	43,267
• Density	140/km2 (370/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC±00:00 (WET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+01:00 (WEST)
Local holiday	Ascension Day (date varies)
Website	http://www.cm-alenquer.pt

Alenquer (Portuguese pronunciation: [ɐlẽˈkɛɾ] (listen)) is a municipality in the Oeste Subregion in Portugal. The population in 2011 was 43,267,[1] in an area of 304.22 km².[2] The present Mayor is Jorge Riso, elected by the Socialist Party.

History

Alenquer received its Foral in 1212 by the hand of Infanta (Princess) Sancha, Lady of Alenquer, daughter of King Sancho I of Portugal.

Notable residents

Damião de Góis, humanist philosopher

Parishes

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

References

Instituto Nacional de Estatística Archived November 15, 2016, at the Wayback Machine
"Áreas das freguesias, concelhos, distritos e país". Archived from the original on 2018-11-05. Retrieved 2018-11-05.
Diário da República. "Law nr. 11-A/2013, page 552 8" (pdf) (in Portuguese). Retrieved 16 July 2014.

External links

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[ine-1] Instituto Nacional de Estatística Archived November 15, 2016, at the Wayback Machine

[dgt-2] "Áreas das freguesias, concelhos, distritos e país". Archived from the original on 2018-11-05. Retrieved 2018-11-05.

[3] Diário da República. "Law nr. 11-A/2013, page 552 8" (pdf) (in Portuguese). Retrieved 16 July 2014.