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Also known as Penela Municipality

Penela () is a municipality located in Coimbra District, in Portugal. It contains the town of Penela with about 3,300 inhabitants. The town's main tourist attraction is the Penela Castle. The population of the municipality in 2011 was 5,983, in an area of 134.80 km2. It is among the oldest recognized municipalities in the whole country (1137).

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Portuguese subdivision.type
municipality
Portuguese subdivision.seat
Penela Municipal Chamber
Portuguese subdivision.official_name
Penela
Portuguese subdivision.image_flag
Pt-pnl1.png
Portuguese subdivision.flag_border
no
Portuguese subdivision.image_shield
PNL.png
Portuguese subdivision.image_skyline
Castelo de Penela - vista geral à noite.JPG
Portuguese subdivision.image_caption
View of Penela
Portuguese subdivision.map_caption
Interactive map of Penela
Portuguese subdivision.region
Centro
Portuguese subdivision.CIM
Região de Coimbra
Portuguese subdivision.district
Coimbra
Portuguese subdivision.parishes
4
Portuguese subdivision.area_total
134.80
Portuguese subdivision.population_as_of
2011
Portuguese subdivision.population_total
5,983

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Wikidata facts

Official name
Penela
Population
5983
Area
134.8
Official website
www.cm-penela.pt
Image
Penela - Portugal (4343657897).jpg
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postal code
3230
Commons category
Penela
native label
Penela
email address
mailto:[email protected]
phone number
+351-239-560-120
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Penela () is a municipality located in Coimbra District, in Portugal. It contains the town of Penela with about 3,300 inhabitants. The town's main tourist attraction is the Penela Castle. The population of the municipality in 2011 was 5,983, in an area of 134.80 km2. It is among the oldest recognized municipalities in the whole country (1137).

==Parishes== Administratively, the municipality is divided into 4 civil parishes (freguesias): Cumeeira Espinhal Podentes São Miguel, Santa Eufémia e Rabaçal (town)

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