Sertã

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Sertã Municipal coat of arms
Location
- Country	Portugal
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- District or A.R.	Castelo Branco
Mayor	José Farinha
- Party	PS
Area	446.7 km²
Population
- Total	16,208
- Density	36/km²
No. of parishes	14
Coordinates	[1]
Municipal holiday	Birthday of Nuno Álvares Pereira June 24
Website: http://cmserta.sytes.net

Sertã (pron. IPA: [sɨɾ'tɐ̃]) is a municipality in Portugal with a total area of 446.7 km² and a total population of 16,208 inhabitants.

The municipality is composed of 14 parishes and is located in the district of Castelo Branco.

The present mayor is José Paulo Barata Farinha, elected by the Socialist Party.

The municipal holiday is the June 24.

Population of Sertã (1801 – 2004)
1801	1849	1900	1930	1960	1981	1991	2001	2004
10235	13456	20380	24057	27997	21503	18199	16720	16208

[edit] General info

Local sports club: Sertanense Futebol Clube (mainly devoted to soccer, playing (2004-2005) the 3rd Division Championship).

Local newspaper: A Comarca da Sertã (weekly)

Nearby is the parish of Cernache de Bonjardim, where Nuno Álvares Pereira was born.

[edit] Parishes

The municipality includes the following parishes (freguesias):

	Name	Population	Area km²	Densidade h/km²
1	Cabeçudo	999	9,95	100,4
2	Carvalhal	613	9,84	62,3
3	Castelo	1 163	24,62	47,2
4	Cernache de Bonjardim	3 283	72,06	45,6
5	Cumeada	573	23,10	24,8
6	Ermida	301	27,98	10,8
7	Figueiredo	286	14,70	19,5
8	Marmeleiro	304	29,70	10,2
9	Nesperal	335	7,74	43,3
10	Palhais	346	22,04	15,7
11	Pedrógão Pequeno	916	42,75	21,4
12	Sertã	5 500	81,71	67,3
13	Troviscal	1 134	54,06	21,0
14	Várzea dos Cavaleiros	968	32,88	29,4

[edit] External links

• Town Hall official website