Idanha-a-Nova
Idanha-a-Nova ( ), officially the Town of Idanha-a-Nova (), is a town and municipality in the district of Castelo Branco, in east-central Portugal. A border municipality with Spain, the population of the municipality in 2011 was 9,716, in an area of 1416.34 km2, making it one of the largest and least densely populated municipalities in Portugal as well as the first Portuguese municipality by population ageing. King Afonso II (1211–1223) confirmed its charter in 1219 renaming the village with the current place names (Idanha-a-Nova) to distinguish it from the old Idanha (hereinafter Idanha-
Key facts
- Portuguese subdivision.type
- municipality
- Portuguese subdivision.name
- Idanha-a-Nova
- Portuguese subdivision.official_name
- Town of Idanha-a-Nova
- Portuguese subdivision.image_flag
- Pt-idn1.png
- Portuguese subdivision.flag_border
- no
- Portuguese subdivision.image_shield
- IDN.png
- Portuguese subdivision.mapframe
- yes
- Portuguese subdivision.mapframe zoom
- 8
- Portuguese subdivision.mapframe point
- none
- Portuguese subdivision.region
- Centro
- Portuguese subdivision.CIM
- Beira Baixa
- Portuguese subdivision.district
- Castelo Branco
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- History
- Economy
- Green Valley Food Lab
- Education
- Parishes
- Climate
- Notable individuals
- Olden times
- Modern times
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Idanha-a-Nova ( ), officially the Town of Idanha-a-Nova (), is a town and municipality in the district of Castelo Branco, in east-central Portugal. A border municipality with Spain, the population of the municipality in 2011 was 9,716, in an area of 1416.34 km2, making it one of the largest and least densely populated municipalities in Portugal as well as the first Portuguese municipality by population ageing. King Afonso II (1211–1223) confirmed its charter in 1219 renaming the village with the current place names (Idanha-a-Nova) to distinguish it from the old Idanha (hereinafter Idanha-a-Velha), 18 kilometers away. The municipal holiday is the Monday 15 days after Easter. The incumbent mayor is Armindo Moreira Palma Jacinto, representing the Socialist Party.
==History==