Massamá

Massamá
Parish
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Massamá
Coordinates: 38°45′25″N 9°16′30″W / 38.757°N 9.275°W / 38.757; -9.275Coordinates: 38°45′25″N 9°16′30″W / 38.757°N 9.275°W / 38.757; -9.275
Country	Portugal
Municipality	Sintra
Disbanded	2013
Area
• Total	2.78 km2 (1.07 sq mi)
Population (2011)
• Total	28,112
• Density	10,000/km2 (26,000/sq mi)

Massamá (Portuguese pronunciation: [mɐsɐˈma]) is a former civil parish in the municipality of Sintra, Lisbon District, Portugal. In 2013, the parish merged into the new parish Massamá e Monte Abraão.^[1] The population in 2011 was 28,112,^[2] in an area of 2.78 km².^[3]

It was separated from Queluz parish in 1997. The parish consists of three different zones. The old zone is known as the 2nd phase, a newer zone is known as the 6th phase, while the newest zone, Massamá-Norte (North Massamá, also known as 7th phase) is located outside the parish of Massamá, belonging to Belas parish, though it's usually considered as a zone from Massamá, as it is connected to the rest of Massamá. Belas town is actually several kilometers from Massamá Norte.

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