Pombal, Portugal




Municipality in Centro, Portugal






















































Pombal
Municipality




Flag of Pombal
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Coat of arms of Pombal
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Coordinates: 39°55′N 8°37′W / 39.917°N 8.617°W / 39.917; -8.617Coordinates: 39°55′N 8°37′W / 39.917°N 8.617°W / 39.917; -8.617
Country
 Portugal
Region Centro
Intermunic. comm. Região de Leiria
District Leiria
Parishes 13
Government

 • President
Diogo Alves Mateus (PSD)
Area

 • Total 626.00 km2 (241.70 sq mi)
Population
(2011)

 • Total 55,217
 • Density 88/km2 (230/sq mi)
Time zone
WET/WEST (UTC+0/+1)
Website http://www.cm-pombal.pt/

Pombal (Portuguese pronunciation: [põˈbaɫ]) is a city and a municipality in Leiria District in the sub region Pinhal Litoral in Portugal. The population in 2011 was 55,217,[1] in an area of 626.00 km².[2] The population of the city of Pombal proper is about 18,000 inhabitants.


The municipality is served by a main railway station.


The present[when?] Mayor is Luís Diogo de Paiva Morão Alves Mateus, elected by the Social Democratic Party. The municipal holiday is November 11 and celebrates St. Martin's Day.




Contents






  • 1 Parishes


  • 2 Heritage sites


  • 3 References


  • 4 External links





Parishes


Administratively, the municipality is divided into 13 civil parishes (freguesias):[3]




  • Abiul

  • Almagreira

  • Carnide

  • Carriço

  • Guia, Ilha e Mata Mourisca

  • Louriçal

  • Meirinhas

  • Pelariga

  • Pombal

  • Redinha

  • Santiago e São Simão de Litém e Albergaria dos Doze

  • Vermoil

  • Vila Cã




Heritage sites


  • Castle of Pombal


References





  1. ^ Instituto Nacional de Estatística


  2. ^ Áreas das freguesias, concelhos, distritos e país


  3. ^ Diário da República. "Law nr. 11-A/2013, page 552 95" (pdf) (in Portuguese). Retrieved 29 July 2014..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg/12px-Wikisource-logo.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#33aa33;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}




External links



  • Municipality official website

  • Portal promotional of Pombal - Portugal

  • Photos from Pombal















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