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Penela (Portuguese pronunciation: [pɨˈnɛlɐ] ) 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,[1] in an area of 134.80 km².[2] It is among the oldest recognized municipalities in the whole country (1137).
Penela | |
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| Coordinates: 40°02′N 8°23′W | |
| Country |  Portugal |
| Region | Centro |
| Intermunic. comm. | Região de Coimbra |
| District | Coimbra |
| Parishes | 4 |
| Area | |
• Total | 134.80 km2 (52.05 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 5,983 |
| • Density | 44/km2 (110/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+00:00 (WET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+01:00 (WEST) |
| Website | www |
Administratively, the municipality is divided into 4 civil parishes (freguesias):[3]
- António Arnaut (1936 in Penela – 2018) a Portuguese poet, fiction writer, essayist, lawyer, politician and Govt. minister.
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