Constância
Constância (Portuguese pronunciation: [kõʃˈtɐ̃siɐ] (
listen)) is a municipality in Santarém District in Portugal. The population in 2011 was 4,056,[1] in an area of 80.37 km².[2]
Constância | |
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 Flag  Coat of arms | |
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| Coordinates: 39°21′N 8°29′W | |
| Country |  Portugal |
| Region | Centro |
| Intermunic. comm. | Médio Tejo |
| District | Santarém |
| Parishes | 3 |
| Government | |
| • President | António Mendes (CDU) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 80.37 km2 (31.03 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 4,056 |
| • Density | 50/km2 (130/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC±00:00 (WET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+01:00 (WEST) |
| Local holiday | Easter Monday (date varies) |
| Website | http://www.cm-constancia.pt |
The present Mayor is António Manuel dos Santos Mendes, elected by the Unitarian Democratic Coalition. The municipal holiday is Easter Monday.
Parishes
Administratively, the municipality is divided into 3 civil parishes (freguesias):[3]
Notable people
- Tomaz Vieira da Cruz (1900 in Constância – 1960 in Lisbon) a poet, musician and journalist.
References
- Instituto Nacional de Estatística
- "Áreas das freguesias, concelhos, distritos e país". Archived from the original on 2018-11-05. Retrieved 2018-11-05.
- Diário da República. "Law nr. 11-A/2013, page 552 42" (pdf) (in Portuguese). Retrieved 21 July 2014.
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