5-638: 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, in an area of 199.79 km². Administratively, the municipality is divided into 11 civil parishes ( freguesias ): This Coimbra location article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Concelho Concelho ( Portuguese pronunciation: [kõˈseʎu] )
10-606: Is the Portuguese-language term for municipality , referring to the territorial subdivision in local government . In comparison, the word município ( Portuguese pronunciation: [muniˈsipiu] ) refers to the organs of State . This differentiation is still in use in Portugal and some of its former overseas provinces, but is no longer in use in Brazil following the abolition of these organs, in favour of
15-646: The Câmara Municipal ( Municipal Chamber ), its executive organ and by the Assembleia Municipal ( Municipal Assembly ), its deliberative body. The Câmara is the executive body that is charged with governing the territory and policies of the region. Owing to population, the municipal chamber can comprise a number of alderman (normally between 5 and 17) elected by lists, using direct, universal suffragan vote, based with or without political parties. The municipal assembly, sometimes parliament ,
20-571: The French prefecture system. It is similar to borough and council . After the civil parish ( Portuguese : freguesias ), the Portuguese concelho is the most stable territorial subdivision within the country, with over 900 years of history. Founded in the royal charters attributed to parcels and territorial enclaves, in order to establish a presence by the Crown, rather than personal fiefdoms of
25-467: The nobility and aristocracy. This municipal institution changed throughout history: many were abolished and reconstituted based on the political necessity; first they were subject to the specifics of each charter (which varied based on conditions and circumstances), and then based on national laws established during the Liberal era. Today, the municipalities are governed by the municípios , constituted by
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