Chamusca
Municipality in Alentejo, Portugal
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(2021)
Chamusca (Portuguese pronunciation: [ʃɐˈmuʃkɐ] ⓘ) is a municipality in Santarém District in Portugal. The population in 2021 was 8,530,[1] in an area of 746.01 km2.[2]
The present Mayor is Paulo Queimado, elected by the Socialist Party. The municipal holiday is Ascension Day.
Climate
Climate data for Chouto, Chamusca, altitude: 126 m (413 ft) | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 112 (4.4) | 91 (3.6) | 83 (3.3) | 70 (2.8) | 62 (2.4) | 27 (1.1) | 8 (0.3) | 8 (0.3) | 38 (1.5) | 82 (3.2) | 100 (3.9) | 110 (4.3) | 791 (31.1) |
Source: Portuguese Environment Agency[3] |
Parishes
Administratively, the municipality is divided into 5 civil parishes (freguesias):[4]
- Carregueira
- Chamusca e Pinheiro Grande
- Parreira e Chouto
- Ulme
- Vale de Cavalos
Notable people
- Ruy Gómez de Silva, 1st Prince of Éboli (1516 in Chamusca – 1573) a Portuguese noble and adviser to King Philip II of Spain
- José Cid (born 1942 in Chamusca) a Portuguese singer and composer.
See also
References
- ^ Censos 2021
- ^ "Áreas das freguesias, concelhos, distritos e país". Archived from the original on 2018-11-05. Retrieved 2018-11-05.
- ^ "Monthly Precipitation Chouto". APA. Retrieved 4 June 2021.
- ^ Diário da República. "Law nr. 11-A/2013, page 552 38" (pdf) (in Portuguese). Retrieved 21 July 2014.
External links
- Photos from Chamusca
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