Coruche
Coruche | |
|---|---|
| Coordinates: 38°57′25″N 8°31′37″W / 38.95694°N 8.52694°W | |
| Country | Portugal |
| Region | Oeste e Vale do Tejo |
| Intermunic. comm. | Lezíria do Tejo |
| District | Santarém |
| Parishes | 6 |
| Government | |
| • President | Francisco Oliveira (PS) |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,115.72 km2 (430.78 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 19,944 |
| • Density | 18/km2 (46/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+00:00 (WET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+01:00 (WEST) |
| Local holiday | August 15 |
| Website | www |
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Coruche (Portuguese pronunciation: [kuˈɾuʃɨ] ⓘ) is a municipality in Santarém District in Portugal. The population in 2011 was 19,944, in an area of 1115.72 km².
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.