Azambuja

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Azambuja
Coat of arms of Azambuja
Municipal coat of arms
Location of Azambuja
Location  
 - Country Portugal  
 - Region Alentejo
 - Subregion Lezíria do Tejo
 - District or A.R. Lisbon
Mayor Joaquim Ramos
 - Party PS
Area 262.7 km²
Population
 - Total 21,508
 - Density 82/km²
No. of parishes 9
Coordinates 39º04'N 8º52'W
Municipal holiday Ascension Day
date varies
Website: http://www.cm-azambuja.pt

Azambuja (pron. IPA: [ɐzɐ̃'buʒɐ]) is a Portuguese municipality in the District of Lisbon, in the historical region of Ribatejo (the sole municipality of the district of Lisbon that doesn't belong to Estremadura) with a total area of 262.7 km² and a total population of 20,838 inhabitants. Since 2002, it is integrated in the statistical region (NUTS II) of Alentejo, and in the statistical subregion (NUTS III) of Lezíria do Tejo, that up until 2002 belonged to the former region of Lisbon and Tagus Valley.

The municipality is limited to the north by Rio Maior, to the northeast Santarém, to the east Cartaxo, to the southeast Salvaterra de Magos, to the south Benavente and Vila Franca de Xira and to the west by Alenquer and Cadaval.

Its seat is the town (vila) with the same name, which has 6,900 inhabitants and occupies the parish (freguesia) also named Azambuja. The total number of parishes is 9.

Population in the municipality of Azambuja (1801 – 2004)
1801 1849 1900 1930 1960 1981 1991 2001 2004
3402 3514 11446 14035 18218 19768 19568 20837 21508

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Municipalities of the District of Lisbon		 Flag of Portugal
Alenquer | Amadora | Arruda dos Vinhos | Azambuja | Cadaval | Cascais | Lisbon | Loures | Lourinhã | Mafra
Odivelas | Oeiras | Sintra | Sobral de Monte Agraço | Torres Vedras | Vila Franca de Xira
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