Chamusca () is a municipality in
Santarém District in Portugal. The population in 2021 was 8,530, in an area of 746.01 km
2.
The present Mayor is Paulo Queimado, elected by the
Socialist Party. The municipal holiday is
Ascension Day.
Climate
Parishes
Administratively, the municipality is divided into 5 civil parishes (''
freguesias''):
* 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
Philip II (21 May 152713 September 1598), sometimes known in Spain as Philip the Prudent (), was King of Spain from 1556, King of Portugal from 1580, and King of Naples and List of Sicilian monarchs, Sicily from 1554 until his death in 1598. He ...
*
José Cid (born 1942 in Chamusca) a Portuguese singer and composer.
See also
*
Chamusca IPR
References
External links
Photos from Chamusca
Towns in Portugal
Populated places in Santarém District
Municipalities of Santarém District
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