Penamacor

Penamacor ( or ) is a municipality in the district of Castelo Branco in Portugal. The population in 2011 was 5,682, in an area of . The mayor is António Luís Beites Soares. The municipal holiday is Easter Monday. Parishes Administratively, the municipality is divided into 9 civil parishes (freguesias): Aldeia do Bispo, Águas e Aldeia de João Pires Aranhas Benquerença Meimão Meimoa Pedrógão de São Pedro e Bemposta Penamacor Salvador Vale da Senhora da Póvoa Notable people António Nunes Ribeiro Sanches (1699 in Penamacor – 1783 in Paris) a physician, philosopher and encyclopédiste. Francisco Cunha Leal (1888 in Pedrógão – 1970) politician during the Portuguese First Republic; 84th Prime Minister of Portugal, 1921/1922. Joaquim Furtado (born 1948 in Penamacor) a journalist, reporter, TV anchor and documentary film director. António José Seguro (born 1962 in Penamacor) a Portuguese politician