Sertã
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| - Country |  Portugal |
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| - Region | {{{Region}}} | |||||
| - Subregion | {{{Subregion}}} | |||||
| - District or A.R. | Castelo Branco | |||||
| Mayor | José Paulo Barata Farinha | |||||
| - Party | PS | |||||
| Area | 446.7 km² | |||||
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| - Total | 16,208 | |||||
| - Density | 36/km² | |||||
| No. of parishes | 14 | |||||
| Coordinates | [1] | |||||
| Municipal holiday | Birthday of Nuno Álvares Pereira June 24 |
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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) | ||||||||
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| 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):
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Parish name Population Area km² Densidade h/km² Cabeçudo 999 9,95 100,4 Carvalhal 613 9,84 62,3 Castelo 1 163 24,62 47,2 Cernache de Bonjardim 3 283 72,06 45,6 Cumeada 573 23,10 24,8 Ermida 301 27,98 10,8 Figueiredo 286 14,70 19,5 Marmeleiro 304 29,70 10,2 Nesperal 335 7,74 43,3 Palhais 346 22,04 15,7 Pedrógão Pequeno 916 42,75 21,4 Sertã 5 500 81,71 67,3 Troviscal 1 134 54,06 21,0 Várzea dos Cavaleiros 968 32,88 29,4
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