Tancos

Tancos
Tancos and the Tagus
Tancos
Location in Portugal
Coordinates: 39°27′40″N 8°23′56″W / 39.461°N 8.399°W / 39.461; -8.399
Country Portugal
RegionOeste e Vale do Tejo
Intermunic. comm.Médio Tejo
DistrictSantarém
MunicipalityVila Nova da Barquinha
Area
  Total
2.04 km2 (0.79 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
  Total
243
  Density120/km2 (310/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+00:00 (WET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+01:00 (WEST)

Tancos is a Portuguese freguesia ("civil parish"), located in the municipality of Vila Nova da Barquinha. The population in 2011 was 243, in an area of 2.04 km2.

Tancos parish is the location of an important military area (Polígono de Tancos) that includes the Tancos Military Air Field, the Parachute Troops School and a military engineering unit.