Peniche | |
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Coordinates: 39°21′N 9°22′W / 39.350°N 9.367°W | |
Country | ![]() |
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.
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