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Country
  
Intermunic. comm.
  
Time zone
  
WET/WEST (UTC+0/+1)

Population
  
21,814 (2011)

District
  
Subregion
  
Parishes
  
7

Area
  
262.7 km²

Local time
  
Saturday 7:12 AM

Region
  
Ribatejo Province

Azambuja

Weather
  
7°C, Wind NE at 13 km/h, 100% Humidity

Azambuja ([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, in an area of 262.66 km². Since 2002, it was integrated into the NUTS III statistical subregion of Lezíria do Tejo.

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Map of Azambuja, Portugal

History

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).

Geography

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.

Parishes

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

  • Alcoentre
  • Aveiras de Baixo
  • Aveiras de Cima
  • Azambuja
  • Manique do Intendente, Vila Nova de São Pedro e Maçussa
  • Vale do Paraíso
  • Vila Nova da Rainha
  • References

    Azambuja Wikipedia


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