Santiago do Cacém
Santiago do Cacém | |||
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Municipality | |||
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Coordinates: 38°01′N 8°42′W / 38.017°N 8.700°WCoordinates: 38°01′N 8°42′W / 38.017°N 8.700°W | |||
Country | Portugal | ||
Region | Alentejo | ||
Subregion | Alentejo Litoral | ||
Intermunic. comm. | Alentejo Litoral | ||
District | Setúbal | ||
Parishes | 8 | ||
Government | |||
• President | Vítor Proença (CDU) | ||
Area | |||
• Total | 1,059.69 km2 (409.15 sq mi) | ||
Population (2011) | |||
• Total | 29,749 | ||
• Density | 28/km2 (73/sq mi) | ||
Time zone | WET/WEST (UTC+0/+1) | ||
Website | www.cm-santiagocacem.pt |
Santiago do Cacém (Portuguese pronunciation: [sɐ̃tiˈaɣu ðu kɐˈsɐ̃j] or [sɐ̃tiˈaɡu du kɐˈsẽj]) is a municipality in Setúbal District in Portugal. The population in 2011 was 29,749,[1] in an area of 1059.69 km².[2]
The present mayor is Vitor Manuel Caro Proença, elected by the Unitarian Democratic Coalition. The municipal holiday is July 25.
Places of interest
- Harmonia Society
- Park Rio da Figueira
- Miróbriga Ruins
- Castelo de Santiago do Cacém
Parishes
Administratively, the municipality is divided into eight civil parishes (freguesias):[3]
- Abela
- Alvalade
- Cercal do Alentejo
- Ermidas-Sado
- Santiago do Cacém, Santa Cruz e São Bartolomeu da Serra
- Santo André
- São Domingos e Vale de Água
- São Francisco da Serra
- A local church depicting southern Portugal's typical charm.
- A local windmill.
- Another local church.
- The local trainstation.
- The local castle.
- Mirobriga's Roman ruins.
- Santo André Lagoon.
International relations
Main article: List of twin towns and sister cities in Portugal
Santiago do Cacém is twinned with: Santiago de Compostela, Spain
References
- ↑ Instituto Nacional de Estatística
- ↑ Direção-Geral do Território
- ↑ Diário da República. "Law nr. 11-A/2013, pages 552 108-109" (pdf) (in Portuguese). Retrieved 30 July 2014.
External links
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