Constância is a
parish
A parish is a territorial entity in many Christianity, Christian denominations, constituting a division within a diocese. A parish is under the pastoral care and clerical jurisdiction of a priest#Christianity, priest, often termed a parish pries ...
(''
freguesia
(), usually translated as "parish" or "civil parish", is the third-level administrative subdivision of Portugal, as defined by the 1976 Constitution. It is also the designation for local government jurisdictions in the former Portuguese over ...
'') in the
municipality
A municipality is usually a single administrative division having municipal corporation, corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate.
The term ''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.
Conquered from the Moors in 1150, it was given the status of 'town' in 1571 through a charter from King Sebastia ...
in Portugal. The population in 2011 was 993,
[Instituto Nacional de Estatística (INE)]
Census 2011 results according to the 2013 administrative division of Portugal in an area of 8.83 km².
It was originally named Punhete.
References
Freguesias of Constância
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