Tábua (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈtaβu.ɐ] ) is a town and municipality of the Coimbra District, in Portugal. The municipality contains the town of Tábua. The population in 2011 was 12,071,[1] in an area of 199.79 km².[2]
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| Coordinates: 40°21′37″N 8°01′45″W / 40.36028°N 8.02917°W | |
| Country |  Portugal |
| Region | Centro |
| Intermunic. comm. | Região de Coimbra |
| District | Coimbra |
| Parishes | 11 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 199.79 km2 (77.14 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 12,071 |
| • Density | 60/km2 (160/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC±00:00 (WET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+01:00 (WEST) |
| Website | www |
Parishes
Administratively, the municipality is divided into 11 civil parishes (freguesias):[3]
- Ázere e Covelo
- Candosa
- Carapinha
- Covas e Vila Nova de Oliveirinha
- Espariz e Sinde
- Midões
- Mouronho
- Pinheiro de Coja e Meda de Mouros
- Póvoa de Midões
- São João da Boa Vista
- Tábua
Notable people
- Sara Beirão (1880 in Tábua - 1974) a writer, journalist, women's rights activist and philanthropist.
- António Castanheira Neves (born 1929 in Tábua) a Portuguese legal philosopher and academic
- André Fontes (born 1985 in Tábua) a footballer with over 330 club caps