Chamusca

For the civil parish, see Chamusca (Chamusca). For the wine, see Chamusca wine.

Chamusca (Portuguese pronunciation: [ʃɐˈmuʃkɐ] ^ⓘ) is a municipality in Santarém District in Portugal. The population in 2021 was 8,530,^[1] in an area of 746.01 km².^[2]

Chamusca
Municipality
Flag Coat of arms
Coordinates: 39°21′N 8°29′W
Country	Portugal
Region	Oeste e Vale do Tejo
Intermunic. comm.	Lezíria do Tejo
District	Santarém
Parishes	5
Government
• President	Paulo Queimado (PS)
Area
• Total	746.01 km2 (288.04 sq mi)
Population  (2021)
• Total	8,530
• Density	11/km2 (30/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+00:00 (WET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+01:00 (WEST)
Local holiday	5a Feira de Ascenção (date varies)
Website	http://www.cm-chamusca.pt

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

Climate

Climate data for Chouto, Chamusca, altitude: 126 m (413 ft)
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Average precipitation mm (inches)	112 (4.4)	91 (3.6)	83 (3.3)	70 (2.8)	62 (2.4)	27 (1.1)	8 (0.3)	8 (0.3)	38 (1.5)	82 (3.2)	100 (3.9)	110 (4.3)	791 (31.1)
Source: Portuguese Environment Agency[3]

Parishes

Administratively, the municipality is divided into 5 civil parishes (freguesias):^[4]

• 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