Penacova (
or ) is a town and a municipality in the
Coimbra District
Coimbra District ( pt, Distrito de Coimbra, or ) is located in the Centro Region, Portugal. The district capital is the city of Coimbra.
Municipalities
The district is composed by 17 municipalities:
* Arganil
* Cantanhede
* Coimbra
* Conde ...
, in Portugal. The population in 2011 was 15,251,
[Instituto Nacional de Estatística]
/ref> in an area of 216.73 km².
Parishes
Administratively, the municipality is divided into 8 civil parishes (''freguesias
''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 ...
''):Carvalho
Carvalho or de Carvalho (), meaning 'oak', is a Portuguese surname.
The surname is most common in Portugal, Brazil, Galicia (although in Galicia it may be spelled 'Carbajal', ' Carvallo' or ' Carballo'), the former Portuguese African colonies ( ...
* Figueira de Lorvão
* Friúmes e Paradela
* Lorvão
* Oliveira do Mondego e Travanca do Mondego
* Penacova
* São Pedro de Alva e São Paio do Mondego
* Sazes do Lorvão
Demographics
Notable people
* António José de Almeida
António José de Almeida, GCTE, GCA, GCC, GCSE (; 27 July 1866 – 31 October 1929), was a Portuguese politician who served as the sixth president of Portugal from 1919 to 1923.
Early career
Born in Penacova to José António de Almeida ...
(1866 in Penacova, São Pedro de Alva – 1929) a politician, the sixth President of Portugal
The president of Portugal, officially the president of the Portuguese Republic ( pt, Presidente da República Portuguesa, ), is the head of state and highest office of Portugal.
The powers, functions and duties of prior presidential offices, an ...
, 1919 until 1923.
References
External links
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Photos from Penacova
Municipalities of Coimbra District
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