Torres Novas

Torres Novas
Flag of Torres Novas
Coat of arms of Torres Novas
Coordinates: 39°28′N 8°32′W / 39.467°N 8.533°W / 39.467; -8.533
Country Portugal
RegionOeste e Vale do Tejo
Intermunic. comm.Médio Tejo
DistrictSantarém
Parishes17
Government
 • PresidentPedro Ferreira (PS)
Area
 • Total
270.00 km2 (104.25 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total
36,717
 • Density140/km2 (350/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+00:00 (WET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+01:00 (WEST)
Local holidayAscension Day
Websitehttp://www.cm-torresnovas.pt

Torres Novas (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈtoʁɨʒ ˈnɔvɐʃ] ) is a Portuguese municipality in the district of Santarém, in the Médio Tejo of the Oeste e Vale do Tejo region. The population of the municipality was approximately 36,717 (from the 2011 census), in an area that encompasses 270 square kilometres (100 sq mi).[1] The city of Torres Novas proper (seat of the municipality) has about 15,000 inhabitants in an area located within the municipality.[2]

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