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