Penacova (
or ) is a town and a municipality in the
Coimbra District
Coimbra District (, or ) is located in the Centro Region, Portugal. The district capital is the city of Coimbra.
Municipalities
The district is composed by 17 municipalities:
* Arganil
* Cantanhede
* Coimbra
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, in Portugal. The population in 2011 was 15,251,
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Parishes
Administratively, the municipality is divided into 8 civil parishes ('' freguesias''):Carvalho
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* Figueira de Lorvão
* Friúmes e Paradela
* Lorvão
* Oliveira do Mondego e Travanca do Mondego
* Penacova
* São Pedro de Alva e São Paio do Mondego
* Sazes do Lorvão
Demographics
Notable people
* António José de Almeida (1866 in Penacova, São Pedro de Alva – 1929) a politician, the sixth President of Portugal
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, 1919 until 1923.
References
External links
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Photos from Penacova
Municipalities of Coimbra District
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