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Municipality in Centro, Portugal
Penalva do Castelo
Municipality
Flag of Penalva do CasteloFlagCoat of arms of Penalva do CasteloCoat of arms
Coordinates: 40°40′N 7°41′W / 40.667°N 7.683°W / 40.667; -7.683
Country Portugal
RegionCentro
Intermunic. comm.Viseu Dão Lafões
DistrictViseu
Parishes11S
Government
 • PresidentFrancisco Carvalho
Area
 • Total134.34 km (51.87 sq mi)
Population
 • Total7,956
 • Density59/km (150/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+00:00 (WET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+01:00 (WEST)
Local holidayAugust 25
Websitewww.cm-penalvadocastelo.pt

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

The present mayor is Francisco Lopes de Carvalho, elected by the Socialist Party. The municipal holiday is August 25.

Parishes

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

  • 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. "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, pages 552 91-92" (pdf) (in Portuguese). Retrieved 29 July 2014.

External links

Municipalities of Viseu District


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