Coruche

Coruche (Portuguese pronunciation: [kuˈɾuʃ(ɨ)] (listen)) is a municipality in Santarém District in Portugal. The population in 2011 was 19,944,[1] in an area of 1115.72 km².[2]

For other uses, see Coruche (disambiguation).
Coruche
Municipality
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Coat of arms
Coordinates: 38°57′25″N 8°31′37″W
Country Portugal
RegionAlentejo
Intermunic. comm.Lezíria do Tejo
DistrictSantarém
Parishes6
Government
 • PresidentFrancisco Oliveira (PS)
Area
 • Total1,115.72 km2 (430.78 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total19,944
 • Density18/km2 (46/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC±00:00 (WET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+01:00 (WEST)
Local holidayAugust 15
Websitewww.cm-coruche.pt

The present Mayor is Francisco Silvestre de Oliveira, elected by the Socialist Party.

The Coruche City Council has also six City Councillors: Joaquim Filipe Coelho Serrão, Francisco Silvestre de Oliveira and Nelson Fernando Nunes Galvão elected by the Socialist Party, and Ricardo Jorge Rato Ferreira Raposo, Isidro Rodrigo Silva Catarino and António Joaquim Soares elected by Coligação Democrática Unitária. The municipal holiday is August 17.

Parishes

Administratively, the municipality is divided into 6 civil parishes (freguesias):[3]

  • Biscainho - which includes the settlement of Courelas
  • Branca - which includes Arriça, Figueiras
  • Coruche, Fajarda e Erra - which includes Azervadinha, Erra, Fajarda, Foros do Paul, Frazão, Vale Mansos, Santo Antonino
  • Couço - which includes Couço, Santa Justa, Foros de Lagoiços, Volta do Vale, Courelinhas, Varejola
  • Santana do Mato - which includes Carapuções
  • São José da Lamarosa - which includes Azerveira, Zebrinho, Feixe

Municipal holiday

The festival happens from August 14 to the 18 except a few years (including 2005) when it ended 19. This party is in honor of Nossa Senhora do Castelo (lit. Our Lady of the Castle). On August 14 at midnight a fireworks show starts the festival. On 17 August, the holiday, a bullfight is made in honor of Our Lady. Many runnings of bulls (a minor version of Pamplona's encierro) happen during the festivity. During all days late night parties happen in traditional local pubs.

See also

References
  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.
  3. Diário da República. "Law nr. 11-A/2013, page 552 42" (pdf) (in Portuguese). Retrieved 5 August 2014.
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