Pombal, Portugal
Pombal (Portuguese pronunciation: [põˈbal] (
listen)) is a city and a municipality located in the Leiria District in the sub region of Pinhal Litoral in Portugal. The population in 2011 was 55,217,[1] in an area of 626.00 km².[2] The population of the city of Pombal proper is about 18,000 inhabitants.
Pombal | |
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| Coordinates: 39°55′N 8°37′W | |
| Country |  Portugal |
| Region | Centro |
| Intermunic. comm. | Região de Leiria |
| District | Leiria |
| Parishes | 13 |
| Government | |
| • President | Diogo Alves Mateus (PSD) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 626.00 km2 (241.70 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 55,217 |
| • Density | 88/km2 (230/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC±00:00 (WET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+01:00 (WEST) |
| Local holiday | St. Martin's Day November 11 |
| Website | http://www.cm-pombal.pt/ |
The municipality is served by a main railway station.
The Mayor is Luís Diogo de Paiva Morão Alves Mateus since 2013,[3] elected by the Social Democratic Party. The municipal holiday is November 11 and celebrates St. Martin's Day.
Parishes
Administratively, the municipality is divided into 13 civil parishes (freguesias):[4]
- Abiul
- Almagreira
- Carnide
- Carriço
- Guia, Ilha e Mata Mourisca
- Louriçal
- Meirinhas
- Pelariga
- Pombal
- Redinha
- Santiago e São Simão de Litém e Albergaria dos Doze
- Vermoil
- Vila Cã
Heritage sites
References
- Instituto Nacional de Estatística
- "Áreas das freguesias, concelhos, distritos e país". Archived from the original on 2018-11-05. Retrieved 2018-11-05.
- Portugal, Rádio e Televisão de. "Apoiantes de candidato independente em Pombal perturbam final de ação de campanha de Passos". Apoiantes de candidato independente em Pombal perturbam final de ação de campanha de Passos (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2020-04-22.
- Diário da República. "Law nr. 11-A/2013, page 552 95" (pdf) (in Portuguese). Retrieved 29 July 2014.
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