Santarém District
Chamusca Municipality
Carregueira

Tancos

Tancos is a locality in , , and has about 243 residents. Tancos is situated nearby to the hamlet , as well as near the locality .
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Tancos Halt and Almourol.

Railway stop
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is a railway stop.

Islet
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is an islet in the Tagus river, in the civil parish of Praia do Ribatejo, Oeste e Vale do Tejo region. The small island lies in the middle of the Tagus, a few kilometres below its confluence with the .

Town hall
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is a municipality in the district of Santarém in Portugal. The population in 2011 was 7,322, in an area of 49.53 km2. The village of , which is the seat of the municipality, has about 3500 inhabitants. is situated 2½ km west of Tancos.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Tancos and Arripiado.

Village
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is a freguesia, located in the municipality of . The population in 2011 was 243, in an area of 2.04 km2. parish is the location of an important military area that includes the Military Air Field, the Parachute Troops School and a military engineering unit.

Hamlet
is a village in the Parish of Carregueira in the northern county of near the southern bank of the River Tagus in . It is in this town that the wetland of Ribatejana begins.

Town
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is a town, which is situated 2½ km west of Tancos.

Tancos

Latitude
39.46023° or 39° 27′ 37″ north
Longitude
-8.3998° or 8° 23′ 59″ west
Population
243
Elevation
45 metres (148 feet)
Open location code
8CFHFJ62+33
Geo­Names ID
2262764
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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

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