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Peniche, Portugal
Peniche | |
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| Coordinates: 39°21′N 9°22′W / 39.350°N 9.367°W | |
| Country |  Portugal |
| Region | Oeste e Vale do Tejo |
| Intermunic. comm. | Oeste |
| District | Leiria |
| Parishes | 4 |
| Government | |
| • President | Henrique Bertino (GCEPP) |
| Area | |
• Total | 77.55 km2 (29.94 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 26,431 |
| • Density | 340/km2 (880/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+00:00 (WET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+01:00 (WEST) |
| Local holiday | Monday after the 1st Sunday of August |
| Website | www |
Peniche (Portuguese pronunciation: [pɨˈniʃɨ] ⓘ) is a seaside municipality and a city in the Oeste region, in the historical province of Estremadura, and in the Leiria District. It has 26,431 inhabitants,[1] in an area of 77.55 km2.[2] The city itself has a population of about 15,600 inhabitants. The present mayor is Henrique Bertino, elected by the independent coalition GCEPP (Grupo de Cidadãos Eleitores por Peniche; Electors for Peniche Group of Citizens).[3] The idiomatic expression Friend from Peniche, used to describe someone who wants to receive things at the expense of other without giving anything in return, comes from here.
- ^ "Censos 2021 – Resultados Provisórios". censos.ine.pt. Retrieved 29 December 2021.
- ^ "Áreas das freguesias, concelhos, distritos e país". Archived from the original on 2018-11-05. Retrieved 2018-11-05.
- ^ Group, Global Media (2017-10-20). "Nacional - Autárquicas: Novo presidente da Câmara de Peniche promete rigor e transparência na gestão". DN (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 2017-10-21.
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