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Penela

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For other uses, see Penela (disambiguation).
Penela
Municipality
Flag of Penela
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Coat of arms of Penela
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Coordinates: 40°02′N 8°23′W / 40.033°N 8.383°W / 40.033; -8.383
Country Portugal
RegionCentro
Intermunic. comm.Região de Coimbra
DistrictCoimbra
SeatPenela Municipal Chamber
Parishes4
Area
 • Total
134.80 km2 (52.05 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total
5,983
 • Density44/km2 (110/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+00:00 (WET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+01:00 (WEST)
Websitewww.cm-penela.pt

Penela (Portuguese pronunciation: [pɨˈnɛlɐ] ⓘ) is a municipality located in Coimbra District, in Portugal. It contains the town of Penela with about 3,300 inhabitants. The town's main tourist attraction is the Penela Castle. The population of the municipality in 2011 was 5,983,[1] in an area of 134.80 km².[2] It is among the oldest recognized municipalities in the whole country (1137).

Parishes

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Administratively, the municipality is divided into 4 civil parishes (freguesias):[3]

Notable people

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  • António Arnaut (1936–2018), Portuguese poet, fiction writer, essayist, lawyer, politician and government minister.
  • Léo Teixeira (born 1999), Portuguese footballer.

References

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  1. ^ Instituto Nacional de Estatística
  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 93" (pdf) (in Portuguese). Retrieved 29 July 2014.
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