Peniche, Portugal

Peniche
Flag of Peniche
Coat of arms of Peniche
Coordinates: 39°21′N 9°22′W / 39.350°N 9.367°W / 39.350; -9.367
Country Portugal
RegionOeste e Vale do Tejo
Intermunic. comm.Oeste
DistrictLeiria
Parishes4
Government
 • PresidentHenrique Bertino (GCEPP)
Area
 • Total77.55 km2 (29.94 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total26,431
 • Density340/km2 (880/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC±00:00 (WET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+01:00 (WEST)
Local holidayMonday after the 1st Sunday of August
Websitewww.cm-peniche.pt

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.

  1. ^ "Censos 2021 – Resultados Provisórios". censos.ine.pt. Retrieved 29 December 2021.
  2. ^ "Áreas das freguesias, concelhos, distritos e país". Archived from the original on 2018-11-05. Retrieved 2018-11-05.
  3. ^ 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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