Peniche, Portugal
City of Peniche | |
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| Coordinates: 39°21′N 9°22′W / 39.350°N 9.367°W | |
| Country | Portugal |
| Region | Oeste e Vale do Tejo |
| Intermunic. comm. | Oeste |
| District | Leiria |
| Parishes | 4 |
| Government | |
| • President | Henrique Bertino (GCEPP) |
| Area | |
• Total | 77.55 km2 (29.94 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 26,431 |
| • Density | 340/km2 (880/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+00:00 (WET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+01:00 (WEST) |
| Local holiday | Monday after the 1st Sunday of August |
| Website | www |
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Peniche (Portuguese pronunciation: [pɨˈniʃɨ] ⓘ), officially the City of Peniche (Portuguese: Cidade de Peniche), is a seaside municipality and a city in the Oeste region, in the historical province of Estremadura, and in the Leiria District. It has 26,431 inhabitants, in an area of 77.55 km2. The city itself has a population of about 15,600 inhabitants. The present mayor is Henrique Bertino, elected by the independent coalition GCEPP (Grupo de Cidadãos Eleitores por Peniche; Electors for Peniche Group of Citizens). The idiomatic expression Friend from Peniche, used to describe someone who wants to receive things at the expense of other without giving anything in return, comes from here.