Pereiro de Palhacana () is a former

civil parish In England, a civil parish is a type of administrative parish used for local government. It is a territorial designation which is the lowest tier of local government below districts and counties, or their combined form, the unitary authority ...

, located in the

municipality A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...

of Alenquer, in western

Portugal Portugal, officially the Portuguese Republic ( pt, República Portuguesa, links=yes ), is a country whose mainland is located on the Iberian Peninsula of Southwestern Europe, and whose territory also includes the Atlantic archipelagos of ...

. In 2013, the parish merged into the new parish

Ribafria e Pereiro de Palhacana Ribafria e Pereiro de Palhacana is a civil parish In England, a civil parish is a type of administrative parish used for local government. It is a territorial designation which is the lowest tier of local government below districts and coun ...

. It covers in area, with 591 inhabitants as of 2001.Instituto Nacional de Estatística (Portugal)
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References

Former parishes of Alenquer, Portugal {{Lisbon-geo-stub