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Also known as Tomar Municipality

Tomar (), also known in English as Thomar (the ancient name of Tomar), is a Portuguese city and a municipality in the historical Ribatejo Portuguese province, and in Santarém district. The town proper has a population of about 20,000. The municipality population in 2011 was 40,677, in an area of .

Key facts

Portuguese subdivision.type
municipality
Portuguese subdivision.official_name
Tomar
Portuguese subdivision.image_flag
Pt-tmr1.png
Portuguese subdivision.flag_border
no
Portuguese subdivision.image_shield
TMR.png
Portuguese subdivision.image_skyline
Tomar - Portugal (32771230342).jpg
Portuguese subdivision.image_caption
View of the town of Tomar and the Nabão river
Portuguese subdivision.map_caption
Interactive map of Tomar
Portuguese subdivision.region
Oeste e Vale do Tejo
Portuguese subdivision.CIM
Médio Tejo
Portuguese subdivision.district
Santarém
Portuguese subdivision.leader_party
PS
Portuguese subdivision.leader_name
Anabela Freitas
Portuguese subdivision.area_total_km2
351.20
Portuguese subdivision.population_total
40677
Portuguese subdivision.population_as_of
2011
Portuguese subdivision.parishes
11
Portuguese subdivision.holiday
March 1

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Wikidata facts

Official name
Município de Tomar
Population
40677
Area
351.2
Elevation
342
Official website
www.cm-tomar.pt
Image
Vista de Tomar.JPG
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Tomar
Commons category
Tomar
postal code
2300-xxx
native label
Tomar
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14 sections
Contents
  • Geography
  • Parishes
  • History
  • International relations
  • Attractions
  • Schools and education
  • Local festival and events
  • Holidays
  • Local food specialities
  • Myths
  • Notable people
  • See also
  • References
  • External links

Tomar (), also known in English as Thomar (the ancient name of Tomar), is a Portuguese city and a municipality in the historical Ribatejo Portuguese province, and in Santarém district. The town proper has a population of about 20,000. The municipality population in 2011 was 40,677, in an area of .

The town of Tomar was created inside the walls of the Convento de Cristo, constructed under the orders of Gualdim de Pais, the fourth Grand Master of the Knights Templar in Portugal in the late 12th century.

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