Aljubarrota

Aljubarrota
Parish
Aljubarrota
Coordinates: 39°33′58″N 8°55′48″W / 39.566°N 8.930°WCoordinates: 39°33′58″N 8°55′48″W / 39.566°N 8.930°W
Country Portugal
Region Centro
Subregion Oeste
Intermunic. comm. Oeste
District Leiria
Municipality Alcobaça
Area
  Total 47.94 km2 (18.51 sq mi)
Population (2011)
  Total 6,639
  Density 140/km2 (360/sq mi)

Aljubarrota is a civil parish in the municipality of Alcobaça, Portugal. It was formed in 2013 by the merger of the former parishes Prazeres and São Vicente.[1] The population in 2011 was 6,639,[2] in an area of 47.94 km².[3] In 1385 the Battle of Aljubarrota took place near the village.

References

  1. Diário da República. "Law nr. 11-A/2013, page 552 7" (pdf) (in Portuguese). Retrieved 16 July 2014.
  2. Instituto Nacional de Estatística (INE), Census 2011 results according to the 2013 administrative division of Portugal
  3. Direção-Geral do Território