Pinhel

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
  Total
484.52 km2 (187.07 sq mi)
Highest elevation
925 m (3,035 ft)
Lowest elevation
150 m (490 ft)
Population
 (2011)
  Total
9,627
  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, in an area of 484.52 km2. The urban centre of Pinhel had about 3500 residents in 2001.