Cernache do Bonjardim explained

Cernache do Bonjardim is a former civil parish in the municipality of Sertã, central Portugal. In 2013, the parish merged into the new parish Cernache do Bonjardim, Nesperal e Palhais.^[1] The population in 2011 was 3,052,^[2] in an area of 71.59 km².^[3]

The Portuguese hero Nuno Álvares Pereira was born in Cernache do Bonjardim on 24 June 1360.

The parish includes the following villages:

• Brejo da Correia
• Calvaria
• Carvalhos
• Cernache do Bonjardim
• Escudeiros
• Matos
  • Mendeira Pampilhal
• Pinheiro da Aldeia Velha
• Porto dos Fusos
• Quintã
• Roda
• Sambado
• Várzea de Pedro Mouro

Notes and References

1. Web site: Law nr. 11-A/2013, page 552 114. 31 July 2014. Diário da República. Diário da República. Portuguese.
2. http://www.ine.pt/xportal/xmain?xlang=en&xpid=INE&xpgid=ine_indicadores&indOcorrCod=0005889&contexto=pi&selTab=tab0 Instituto Nacional de Estatística
3. http://epp.eurostat.ec.europa.eu/portal/page/portal/nuts_nomenclature/documents/PT-LAU.xls Eurostat