Azinhaga

Azinhaga
Parish

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Azinhaga
Coordinates: 39°20′49″N 8°31′55″W / 39.347°N 8.532°WCoordinates: 39°20′49″N 8°31′55″W / 39.347°N 8.532°W
Country Portugal
Region Alentejo
Subregion Lezíria do Tejo
Intermunic. comm. Lezíria do Tejo
District Santarém
Municipality Golegã
Area
  Total 38.21 km2 (14.75 sq mi)
Population (2011)
  Total 1,620
  Density 42/km2 (110/sq mi)

Azinhaga (Portuguese pronunciation: [ɐziˈɲaɡɐ]) is a village and a civil parish in the municipality of Golegã, located in Ribatejo, Portugal. The population in 2011 was 1,620,[1] in an area of 38.21 km².[2] It was the birthplace of the Nobel Prize-winning author José Saramago.

References

  1. Instituto Nacional de Estatística (INE), Census 2011 results according to the 2013 administrative division of Portugal
  2. Direção-Geral do Território

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