. . . . "Torres Novas (Portuguese pronunciation: [\u02C8to\u0281\u0268\u0292 \u02C8n\u0254v\u0250\u0283]) is a Portuguese municipality in the district of Santar\u00E9m, in the M\u00E9dio Tejo of the Centro region. The population of the municipality was approximately 36,717 (from the 2011 census), with the city of Torres Novas (seat of the municipality) has a about 15,000 inhabitants in in an area that econompasses 270 square kilometres (100 sq mi)."@en . .