Tábua Explained

Type:	municipality
Official Name:	Tábua
Flag Border:	no
Image Location:	LocalTabua.svg
Region:	Centro
Cim:	Região de Coimbra
District:	Coimbra
Parishes:	11
Coordinates:	40.3603°N -8.0292°W
Area Total:	199.79
Population As Of:	2011
Population Total:	12,071

Tábua (pronounced as /pt/) is a town and municipality of the Coimbra District, in Portugal. The municipality contains the town of Tábua. The population in 2011 was 12,071,^[1] in an area of 199.79 km².^[2]

Parishes

Administratively, the municipality is divided into 11 civil parishes (freguesias):^[3]

• Ázere e Covelo
• Candosa
• Carapinha
• Covas e Vila Nova de Oliveirinha
• Espariz e Sinde
• Midões
• Mouronho
• Pinheiro de Coja e Meda de Mouros
• Póvoa de Midões
• São João da Boa Vista
• Tábua

Notable people

• Sara Beirão (1880 in Tábua - 1974) a writer, journalist, women's rights activist and philanthropist.
• António Castanheira Neves (born 1929 in Tábua) a Portuguese legal philosopher and academic
• André Fontes (born 1985 in Tábua) a footballer with over 330 club caps

Notes and References

1. http://www.ine.pt/xportal/xmain?xlang=en&xpid=INE&xpgid=ine_indicadores&indOcorrCod=0005889&contexto=pi&selTab=tab0 Instituto Nacional de Estatística
2. 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_/ Áreas das freguesias, concelhos, distritos e país
3. Web site: Law nr. 11-A/2013, page 552 117. 31 July 2014. Diário da República. Diário da República. Portuguese. pdf.