history
The parish of Penacova is the seat of the municipality of the same name, in the district of Coimbra. It covers 31.75 km² and has 2,824 inhabitants (2021 census), comprising 34 settlements, hamlets and farmsteads, among them Chainho, Cheira, Gondelim, Riba de Baixo, Riba de Cima, Travasso and Vila Nova. The population reached its peak in 1950, with 4,419 inhabitants.
