Torres Novas

Torres Novas
Coordinates: 39°28′N 8°32′W / 39.467°N 8.533°W / 39.467; -8.533
Country Portugal
RegionOeste e Vale do Tejo
Intermunic. comm.Médio Tejo
DistrictSantarém
Parishes17
Government
  PresidentPedro Ferreira (PS)
Area
  Total
270.00 km2 (104.25 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
  Total
36,717
  Density140/km2 (350/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+00:00 (WET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+01:00 (WEST)
Local holidayAscension Day
Websitehttp://www.cm-torresnovas.pt

Torres Novas (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈtoʁɨʒ ˈnɔvɐʃ] ) is a Portuguese municipality in the district of Santarém, in the Médio Tejo of the Oeste e Vale do Tejo region. The population of the municipality was approximately 36,717 (from the 2011 census), in an area that encompasses 270 square kilometres (100 sq mi). The city of Torres Novas proper (seat of the municipality) has about 15,000 inhabitants in an area located within the municipality.