Idanha-a-Nova is a municipality in Portugal

Portugal

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 with a total area of 1,416.4 km² and a total population of 10,929 inhabitants.

The municipality is composed of 17 parishes and is located in the district of Castelo Branco

Castelo Branco (district)

Castelo Branco District is located in Central Portugal, the district capital is Castelo Branco, which is now also the most populous city, although the city of Covilhã was once the largest city....

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The present mayor is Álvaro José Cachucho Rocha, elected by the Socialist Party

Portuguese Socialist Party

The Portuguese Socialist Party was a political party in Portugal.The party was founded in 1875. During its initial phase the party was heavily influenced by Proudhonism, and rejected revolutionary Marxism. The party suffered constant factional struggles...

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The municipal holiday is the Monday 15 days after Easter.

Parishes

• Alcafozes
• Aldeia de Santa Margarida
  Aldeia de Santa Margarida
  Aldeia de Santa Margarida is a parish in the municipality of Idanha-a-Nova in Portugal. covers an area of 13.6 km² and had a population of 369 as of 2001.-External links:*...
  
  
• Idanha-a-Nova
• Idanha-a-Velha
  Idanha-a-Velha
  Idanha-a-Velha is a parish in the east of Portugal, in the municipality of Idanha-a-Nova, and in the district Castelo Branco. It covers an area of 20.98 km² and had a population of 79 as of 2001.-History:...
  
  
• Ladoeiro
• Medelim
• Monfortinho
  Monfortinho
  Monfortinho is a parish in the municipality of Idanha-a-Nova in Portugal. It covers an area of 53.2 km² and had a population of 608 as of 2001....
  
  
• Monsanto
  Monsanto (Idanha-a-Nova)
  Monsanto is a Portuguese freguesia in Idanha-a-Nova, with 131.76 km² and 1,160 inhabitants . Density: 8.8 hab/km². It was the principal town of the concelho between 1174 and the beginning of the 19th century.-Places:*Castelo de Monsanto...
  
  
• Oledo
• Penha Garcia
• Proença-a-Velha
• Rosmaninhal
• Salvaterra do Extremo
• São Miguel de Acha
• Segura (Idanha-a-Nova)|Segura
• Toulões
• Zebreira

External links

• Town Hall official website