Carregado

Carregado
Civil parish
Coat of arms of Carregado
Coat of arms
Carregado is located in Portugal
Carregado
Carregado
Location in Portugal
Coordinates: 39°01′N 8°58′W / 39.017°N 8.967°W / 39.017; -8.967
Country Portugal
RegionOeste e Vale do Tejo
Intermunic. comm.Oeste
DistrictLisbon
MunicipalityAlenquer
Disbanded2013
Area
 • Total
15.52 km2 (5.99 sq mi)
Population
 (2001)
 • Total
9,066
 • Density580/km2 (1,500/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+00:00 (WET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+01:00 (WEST)

Carregado (European Portuguese pronunciation: [kɐʁɨˈɣaðu]) is a former civil parish, located in the municipality of Alenquer, in western Portugal. In 2013, the parish merged into the new parish Carregado e Cadafais.[1] It has a population of 9,066 inhabitants and a total area of 15.52 km2. The town is a north-east exurb of Lisbon.

The railway between Carregado and Lisbon was the first line to be built in Portugal; it opened in 1856.

See also

References

  1. ^ Diário da República. "Law nr. 11-A/2013, page 552 8" (PDF) (in Portuguese). Retrieved 16 July 2014.


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