Tomar ( port. Tomar ; [ tu'maɾ ]) - a city in Portugal , the center of the municipality of the same name in the district of Santarem . The population is 15.8 thousand inhabitants (city), 43 thousand inhabitants (municipality). The city and the municipality are included in the economic and statistical region Central Region and the Mediu-Tagus subregion. According to the old administrative division, it was part of the province of Ribatejo .
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| Tomar | |||||
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| port. Tomar | |||||
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| A country |  Portugal | ||||
| Historical area | Ribatejo | ||||
| County | Santarem | ||||
| Municipality | Tomar | ||||
| Internal division | 16 districts | ||||
| The mayor | Antoniu Paiva | ||||
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| Municipality with | 1162 | ||||
| Square | 350.47 km² | ||||
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| Timezone | UTC0 , summer UTC + 1 | ||||
| Population | |||||
| Population | 43,007 people ( 2001 ) | ||||
| Density | 122 people / km² | ||||
| Katoykonim | Nabantino; Tomarense | ||||
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| cm-tomar.pt (port.) | |||||
The patron saint of the city is Santa Iria ( port. Santa Iria ).
City festival - March 1 .
Content
Location
The city is located 47 km northeast of the city of Santarem on the Naban River, a tributary of the Zezere River.
The municipality borders:
- in the north - the municipality of ferreira do Zezere
- in the east - municipality of Abrantes
- in the south - the municipality of Vila Nova da Barkinha
- in the west - Torres Novas municipality
- in the northwest - Keren municipality
Population
| The population of the municipality of Tomar (1801-2004) | ||||||||
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| 1801 | 1849 | 1900 | 1930 | 1960 | 1981 | 1991 | 2001 | 2004 |
| 16 536 | 16,786 | 31 360 | 39 179 | 44 161 | 45 672 | 43,139 | 43,007 | 42 983 |
History and Attractions
The city of Tomar grew up around the Tomar castle of the Templars , built in the 1160s. Subsequently, the castle was rebuilt in the royal monastery of Convento de Cristo and served as the center of the Order of Christ . It is recognized as a UNESCO World Heritage Site .
Neighborhoods
The municipality includes the following areas:
- Alviobeira
- Alain da Ribeira
- Asseyseira
- Bezelga
- Carregeirush
- Kazaish
- Jounseira
- Madalena
- Olallash
- Payalwa
- Pedreira
- Sabasheira
- Santa Maria dos Olivais
- Serra
- Sao Joan Batista
- Sao pedro de tomar
See also
- Santarem (Borough)
- Santaren County Municipalities
- District of Santarem