Pinhel

Pinhel
Flag of Pinhel
Coat of arms of Pinhel
Coordinates: 40°47′N 7°4′W / 40.783°N 7.067°W / 40.783; -7.067
Country Portugal
RegionCentro
Intermunic. comm.Beiras e Serra da Estrela
DistrictGuarda
Parishes18
Government
 • PresidentRui Manuel Saraiva Ventura (PSD)
Area
 • Total484.52 km2 (187.07 sq mi)
Highest elevation
925 m (3,035 ft)
Lowest elevation
150 m (490 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total9,627
 • Density20/km2 (51/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC±00:00 (WET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+01:00 (WEST)
Postal code
6400
Area code271
PatronNossa Senhora do Castelo
Websitehttp://www.cm-pinhel.pt

Pinhel (Portuguese pronunciation: [piˈɲɛl] ) is a municipality, former Catholic bishopric and present Latin titular see in the central subregion of Beira Interior Norte, in Portugal. The municipality population in 2011 was 9,627,[1] in an area of 484.52 km2.[2] The urban centre of Pinhel had about 3500 residents in 2001.

  1. ^ Instituto Nacional de Estatística
  2. ^ "Áreas das freguesias, concelhos, distritos e país". Archived from the original on 2018-11-05. Retrieved 2018-11-05.