Type: | parish |
Official Name: | Tancos |
Region: | Oeste e Vale do Tejo |
Cim: | Médio Tejo |
District: | Santarém |
Municipality: | Vila Nova da Barquinha |
Coordinates: | 39.461°N -8.399°W |
Area Total: | 2.04 |
Population As Of: | 2011 |
Population Total: | 243 |
Tancos is a Portuguese freguesia ("civil parish"), located in the municipality of Vila Nova da Barquinha. The population in 2011 was 243,[1] in an area of 2.04 km2.[2]
Tancos parish is the location of an important military area (Polígono de Tancos) that includes the Tancos Military Air Field, the Parachute Troops School and a military engineering unit.