Chamusca Explained

Type:	municipality
Official Name:	Chamusca
Flag Border:	no
Coordinates:	39.35°N -37°W
Region:	Oeste e Vale do Tejo
Cim:	Lezíria do Tejo
District:	Santarém
Parishes:	5
Leader Party:	PS
Leader Name:	Paulo Queimado
Area Total Km2:	746.01
Population Total:	8,530
Population As Of:	2021
Holiday:	5a Feira de Ascenção (date varies)
Website:	http://www.cm-chamusca.pt

Chamusca (pronounced as /pt/) is a municipality in Santarém District in Portugal. The population in 2021 was 8,530,^[1] in an area of 746.01 km².^[2]

The present Mayor is Paulo Queimado, elected by the Socialist Party. The municipal holiday is Ascension Day.

Parishes

Administratively, the municipality is divided into 5 civil parishes (freguesias):^[3]

• Carregueira
• Chamusca e Pinheiro Grande
• Parreira e Chouto
• Ulme
• Vale de Cavalos

Notable people

• • Ruy Gómez de Silva, 1st Prince of Éboli (1516 in Chamusca – 1573) a Portuguese noble and adviser to King Philip II of Spain José Cid (born 1942 in Chamusca) a Portuguese singer and composer.

See also

• Chamusca IPR

External links

• Photos from Chamusca

Notes and References

1. https://censos.ine.pt/scripts/db_censos_2021.html Censos 2021
2. Web site: Áreas das freguesias, concelhos, distritos e país . 2018-11-05 . https://web.archive.org/web/20181105172426/http://www.dgterritorio.pt/cartografia_e_geodesia/cartografia/carta_administrativa_oficial_de_portugal_caop_/caop__download_/carta_administrativa_oficial_de_portugal___versao_2017__em_vigor_/ . 2018-11-05 . dead .
3. Web site: Law nr. 11-A/2013, page 552 38. 21 July 2014. Diário da República. Diário da República. Portuguese. pdf.