Chamusca

Chamusca () is a municipality in Santarém District in Portugal. The population in 2021 was 8,530, in an area of 746.01 km².

The present Mayor is Paulo Queimado, elected by the Socialist Party. The municipal holiday is Ascension Day.

Climate

Parishes

Administratively, the municipality is divided into 5 civil parishes (freguesias):

• Carregueira
• Chamusca e Pinheiro Grande
• Parreira e Chouto
• Ulme
• Vale de Cavalos

Notable people

• Ruy Gómez de Silva, 1st Prince of Éboli (1516 in Chamusca – 1573) a Portuguese noble and adviser to King Philip II of Spain
• José Cid (born 1942 in Chamusca) a Portuguese singer and composer.

See also

• Chamusca IPR

References

External links

• Photos from Chamusca