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Azambuja

Coordinates: 39°04′N 8°52′W / 39.067°N 8.867°W / 39.067; -8.867
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Azambuja
Municipality
Flag of Azambuja
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Coat of arms of Azambuja
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Coordinates: 39°04′N 8°52′W / 39.067°N 8.867°W / 39.067; -8.867
Country Portugal
RegionOeste e Vale do Tejo
Intermunic. comm.Lezíria do Tejo
DistrictLisbon
Parishes7
Government
 • PresidentSilvino Lúcio (PS)
Area
 • Total
262.66 km2 (101.41 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total
21,814
 • Density83/km2 (220/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+00:00 (WET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+01:00 (WEST)
Local holidayAscension Day (date varies)
Websitehttp://www.cm-azambuja.pt

Azambuja (Portuguese pronunciation: [ɐzɐ̃ˈbuʒɐ] ⓘ) is a municipality in the Portuguese district of Lisbon, in the historical region of Ribatejo (and the sole municipality of within the district that does not belong to the historical province of Estremadura). The population in 2011 was 21,814,[1] in an area of 262.66 km2.[2] Since 2002, it was integrated into the NUTS III statistical subregion of Lezíria do Tejo.

History

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Centre of Azambuja.

The town is so old that there is no longer any surviving record of when it received the privileged status embodied in a municipal charter.

In 1963 Ford opened an auto-assembly plant in Azambuja.

In 2000 the plant was integrated into the nearby auto-assembly business of General Motors (Opel). Opel Combo minivans were assembled until the end of 2006 when the plant was closed and production transferred to the manufacturer's plant near Saragossa (Spain).[3]

The town's current name is derived from the name given to it by Muslims of Iberia, who referred to it as "Azzabuja".[4]

Geography

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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 7.

Demographics

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Population in Azambuja Municipality (1801–2011)
1801 1849 1900 1930 1960 1981 1991 2001 2011
3402 3514 11446 14035 18218 19768 19568 20837 21814

Parishes

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Administratively, the municipality is divided into 7 civil parishes (freguesias):[5]

Notable people

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Sources

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  1. ^ Instituto Nacional de Estatística Archived November 15, 2016, at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ "Áreas das freguesias, concelhos, distritos e país". Archived from the original on 2018-11-05. Retrieved 2018-11-05.
  3. ^ Report of closure of auto-assembly plants in western Europe in AutoNews "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2011-10-28.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. ^ https://www.visitportugal.com/en/NR/exeres/D86AAC0A-99AA-4B42-B4C0-B9DB04306444# Visit Portugal page retrieved on 22 September 2024
  5. ^ Diário da República. "Law nr. 11-A/2013, page 552 20" (PDF) (in Portuguese). Retrieved 17 July 2014.
  6. ^ Birnbaum, Cara (2022). Universal Beauty: The Miss Universe Guide to Beauty. Rutledge Hill Pr; First Edition. pp. 171–172. ISBN 978-1401602291.
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