Penamacor
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Penamacor is a municipality in Portugal
Portugal
Portugal , officially the Portuguese Republic is a country situated in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Portugal is the westernmost country of Europe, and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the West and South and by Spain to the North and East. The Atlantic archipelagos of the...

 with an area of 563.9 km² and a population of 6,160 inhabitants.

The municipality is composed of 12 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 mayor is Domingos Manuel Bicho Torrão, 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 Easter Monday
Easter Monday
Easter Monday is the day after Easter Sunday and is celebrated as a holiday in some largely Christian cultures, especially Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox cultures...

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Parishes

  • Águas
  • Aldeia de João Pires
  • Aldeia do Bispo
  • Aranhas
  • Bemposta
  • Benquerença
  • Meimão
  • Meimoa
  • Pedrógão de São Pedro
  • Penamacor
  • Salvador
  • Vale da Senhora da Póvoa

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