Pombal | |
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| Coordinates: 39°54′58″N 08°37′41″W / 39.91611°N 8.62806°W | |
| Country |  Portugal |
| Region | Centro |
| Intermunic. comm. | Região de Leiria |
| District | Leiria |
| Parishes | 13 |
| Government | |
| • President | Diogo Alves Mateus (PSD) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 626.00 km2 (241.70 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 55,217 |
| • Density | 88/km2 (230/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC±00:00 (WET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+01:00 (WEST) |
| Local holiday | St. Martin's Day November 11 |
| Website | http://www.cm-pombal.pt/ |
Pombal (Portuguese pronunciation: [põˈbal] ⓘ) is a city and a municipality located in the Leiria District in the sub region of Pinhal Litoral in Portugal. The population in 2011 was 55,217,[1] in an area of 626.00 km2.[2] The population of the city of Pombal proper is about 18,000 inhabitants.
The municipality is served by a railway station which is part of the Linha do Norte, the main Portuguese railway line that connects its two largest cities, Lisbon and Porto.
The Mayor is Luís Diogo de Paiva Morão Alves Mateus since 2013,[3] elected by the Social Democratic Party. The municipal holiday is November 11 and celebrates St. Martin's Day.
In 2017, an 82-foot-long skeleton of a possible sauropod dinosaur was uncovered in a Pombal property owner's backyard.[4]
