ALMADA

'Almada' (pron. ) is a city and a municipality in Portugal with a total area of 70.0 km² and a total population of 164,844 inhabitants. The city proper has a population of 101,500.^[1]
The municipality is composed of 11 parishes, and is located in the district of Setúbal.
The present Mayor (as of 2005) is Maria Emília Neto de Sousa, elected by the Unitarian Democratic Coalition.
The municipal holiday is June 24.

Contents

Parishes

Transportation

General info

Cristo Rei

Notable natives

References

External links

Parishes

★ Almada

★ Cacilhas

★ Caparica

★ Charneca de Caparica

★ Costa da Caparica

★ Cova da Piedade

★ Feijó

★ Laranjeiro

★ Pragal

★ Sobreda

★ Trafaria

Transportation

The 25 de Abril Bridge links Lisbon and Almada, which are on opposite sides of the Tagus river. Almada is a transportation hub and a fast-growing suburb. The municipality will be served by a light-rail transit system, the Metro do Sul do Tejo[1] linking it to the suburban rail system serving Greater Lisbon and the municipality of Seixal.

General info

The city of Almada is the seat of the municipality. Small, but densely populated, the municipality is limited from the east by Seixal and from the south by Sesimbra. Almada is a coastal municipality, bordering with the Atlantic Ocean.
The municipality received a foral from Dom Sancho I in 1190.

Cristo Rei

Notable natives

★ Da Weasel (hip-hop band)

★ Luís Figo

★ Carlos Sousa (rally pilot)
==Town twinning==

★ Porto Amboim, Angola

★ Sal, Cape Vert

★ Regla, Cuba

References

1. UMA POPULAÇÃO QUE SE URBANIZA, Uma avaliação recente - Cidades, 2004 Nuno Pires Soares, Instituto Geográfico Português (Geographic Institute of Portugal)

External links

★ Municipality official website

★ Photos from Almada

★ Postcard of Almada