Azeitão (São Lourenço e São Simão)

Azeitão (São Lourenço e São Simão)
Parish
Azeitão (São Lourenço e São Simão)
Coordinates: 38°31′08″N 9°00′58″W / 38.519°N 9.016°W / 38.519; -9.016Coordinates: 38°31′08″N 9°00′58″W / 38.519°N 9.016°W / 38.519; -9.016
Country Portugal
Region Lisbon
Subregion Península de Setúbal
Metropolitan area Lisbon
District Setúbal
Municipality Setúbal
Area
  Total 69.32 km2 (26.76 sq mi)
Population (2011)
  Total 18,877
  Density 270/km2 (710/sq mi)

Azeitão (São Lourenço e São Simão) is a civil parish in the municipality of Setúbal, Portugal. It was formed in 2013 by the merger of the former parishes São Lourenço and São Simão.[1] The population in 2011 was 18,877,[2] in an area of 69.32 km².[3] It is composed of a cluster of small "aldeias" or small villages, some of those are: Vila Fresca de Azeitão, Vila Nogueira de Azeitão, Brejos de Azeitão, Aldeia de Irmãos, Vendas de Azeitão. Two of the closest cities are Setúbal and Palmela.

References

  1. Diário da República. "Law nr. 11-A/2013, page 552 114" (pdf) (in Portuguese). Retrieved 31 July 2014.
  2. Instituto Nacional de Estatística (INE), Census 2011 results according to the 2013 administrative division of Portugal
  3. Direção-Geral do Território

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