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Tancos
Civil parish in Oeste e Vale do Tejo, Portugal / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Tancos is a Portuguese freguesia ("civil parish"), located in the municipality of Vila Nova da Barquinha. The population in 2011 was 243,[1] in an area of 2.04 km2.[2]
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Tancos | |
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![]() Tancos and the Tagus | |
Coordinates: 39.461°N 8.399°W / 39.461; -8.399 | |
Country | ![]() |
Region | Oeste e Vale do Tejo |
Intermunic. comm. | Médio Tejo |
District | Santarém |
Municipality | Vila Nova da Barquinha |
Area | |
• Total | 2.04 km2 (0.79 sq mi) |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 243 |
• Density | 120/km2 (310/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC±00:00 (WET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+01:00 (WEST) |
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Tancos parish is the location of an important military area (Polígono de Tancos) that includes the Tancos Military Air Field, the Parachute Troops School and a military engineering unit.