Penacova
Municipality in Centro, Portugal
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Penacova (Portuguese pronunciation: [pɨnɐˈkɔvɐ] ⓘ or [ˌpen-]) is a town and a municipality in the Coimbra District, in Portugal. The population in 2011 was 15,251,[1] in an area of 216.73 km2.[2]
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| Coordinates: 40°16′14″N 8°17′00″W | |
| Country |  Portugal |
| Region | Centro |
| Intermunic. comm. | Região de Coimbra |
| District | Coimbra |
| Government | |
| • President | Humberto José Baptista Oliveira |
| Area | |
• Total | 216.73 km2 (83.68 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 15,251 |
| • Density | 70.369/km2 (182.25/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+00:00 (WET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+01:00 (WEST) |
| Website | www.cm-penacova.pt/ |
Parishes
Administratively, the municipality is divided into 8 civil parishes (freguesias):[3]
Demographics
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Notable people
- António José de Almeida (1866 in Penacova, São Pedro de Alva – 1929) a politician, the sixth President of Portugal, 1919 until 1923.
