Coruche (Portuguese pronunciation: [kuˈɾuʃ(ɨ)]) is a municipality in Santarém District in Portugal. The population in 2011 was 19,944, in an area of 1115.72 km².
The present Mayor is Dionísio Simão Mendes, elected by the Socialist Party.
The Coruche City Council has also six City Councillors: Joaquim Filipe Coelho Serrão, Francisco Silvestre de Oliveira and Nelson Fernando Nunes Galvão elected by the Socialist Party, and Ricardo Jorge Rato Ferreira Raposo, Isidro Rodrigo Silva Catarino and António Joaquim Soares elected by Coligação Democrática Unitária. The municipal holiday is August 17.
Administratively, the municipality is divided into 6 civil parishes (freguesias):
Coruche is a former freguesia in Aguiar da Beira Municipality, Guarda District, Portugal. It was merged with Aguiar da Beira in 2013 to form the new freguesia Aguiar da Beira e Coruche. The Portucalense Bridge over the River Coja is located in this former freguesia.
Population from 1864 to 2011
Population from 1864 to 2011
Population variation from 1864 to 2011
Population variation from 1864 to 2011
Coruche may refer to:
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