Constância () is a municipality in

Santarém District The District of Santarém ( pt, Distrito de Santarém ) is a district of Portugal, located in Portugal's ''Centro Region''. The district capital is the city of Santarém. The district is the 3rd largest in Portugal, with an area of , and a pop ...

in Portugal. The population in 2011 was 4,056,Instituto Nacional de Estatística
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Unitary Democratic Coalition The Unitary Democratic Coalition ( pt, CDU – Coligação Democrática Unitária, PCP–PEV) is an electoral and political coalition between the Portuguese Communist Party ( pt, Partido Comunista Português or PCP) and the Ecologist Party "The Gr ...

. The municipal holiday is

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Parishes

Administratively, the municipality is divided into 3 civil parishes (''

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Constância Constância () is a municipality in Santarém District in Portugal. The population in 2011 was 4,056, in an area of 80.37 km². The present Mayor is António Manuel dos Santos Mendes, elected by the Unitary Democratic Coalition. The municip ...

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Santa Margarida da Coutada Santa Margarida da Coutada is a parish (''freguesia'') in the municipality of Constância Constância () is a municipality in Santarém District in Portugal. The population in 2011 was 4,056, in an area of 80.37 km². The present Mayor is ...

Notable people

Tomaz Vieira da Cruz Tomaz Vieira da Cruz (22 April 1900 – 7 June 1960) was a poet from Portugal. He was also a musician and journalist. His most well known poems are dedicated to his "bronze flower", a woman he loved. His poetry had an Angolan flavor. His "day ...

(1900 in Constância – 1960 in Lisbon) a poet, musician and journalist.

References

External links

Town Hall official websitePhotos from Constância
Towns in Portugal Populated places in Santarém District Municipalities of Santarém District {{Santarém-geo-stub