Penacova (Portuguese pronunciation: [pɨnɐˈkɔvɐ] or [ˌpen-]) is a town and a municipality in the Coimbra District, in Portugal. The population in 2011 was 15,251, in an area of 216.73 km2.
Parishes
Administratively, the municipality is divided into 8 civil parishes (freguesias):
- Carvalho
- 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, 1919 until 1923.
References
External links
- Official website (in Portuguese)
- Photos from Penacova
