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,[1] in an area of 134.34 km2.[2]
Penalva do Castelo | |
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| Coordinates: 40°40′N 7°41′W / 40.667°N 7.683°W | |
| Country |  Portugal |
| Region | Centro |
| 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 | UTC+00:00 (WET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+01:00 (WEST) |
| Local holiday | August 25 |
| Website | www |
The present mayor is Francisco Lopes de Carvalho, elected by the Socialist Party. The municipal holiday is August 25.
Parishes
editAdministratively, the municipality is divided into 11 civil parishes (freguesias):[3]
- Antas e Matela
- Castelo de Penalva
- Esmolfe
- Germil
- Ínsua
- Lusinde
- Pindo
- Real
- Sezures
- Trancozelos
- Vila Cova do Covelo e Mareco
References
edit- ^ Instituto Nacional de Estatística
- ^ "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, pages 552 91-92" (pdf) (in Portuguese). Retrieved 29 July 2014.
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