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Alcanena

Municipality in Centro, Portugal

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Coordinates: 39°28′N 8°40′W / 39.467°N 8.667°W / 39.467; -8.667Country

PortugalRegionCentroIntermunic. comm.Médio TejoDistrictSantarémParishes7Government

• PresidentFernanda Asseiceira (PS)Area

• Total127.33 km² (49.16 sq mi)Population

(2011)

• Total13,868 • Density110/km² (280/sq mi)Time zoneUTC±00:00 (WET) • Summer (DST)UTC+01:00 (WEST)Local holidayAscension Day (date varies)Websitehttp://www.cm-alcanena.pt

Alcanena (Portuguese pronunciation: [alkɐˈnenɐ] ^ⓘ) is a Portuguese town and municipality of Ribatejo in Santarém District. The population in 2011 was 13,868,^[1] in an area of 127.33 km².^[2]

The current Mayor is Rui Anastácio (Partido Social Democrata) and the president of the Municipal Assembly is Silvestre Pereira (Socialist Party). The municipal holiday is Ascension Day.

Parishes

Administratively, the municipality is divided into 7 civil parishes (freguesias):^[3]

Alcanena e Vila Moreira
Bugalhos
Malhou, Louriceira e Espinheiro
Minde
Moitas Venda
Monsanto
Serra de Santo António

Serras de Aire e Candeeiros Natural Park as seen from Alcanena

Notable people

Alfredo Roque Gameiro (1864 in Minde - 1935) a painter, specialized in watercolors
Maria da Conceição Moita (1937–2021) an educator and political activist
Carlos Calado (born 1975) a Portuguese long jumper.

References

^ Instituto Nacional de Estatística
^ "Áreas das freguesias, concelhos, distritos e país". Archived from the original on 2018-11-05. Retrieved 2018-11-05.
^ Diário da República. "Law nr. 11-A/2013, pages 552 6-7" (pdf) (in Portuguese). Retrieved 16 July 2014.