Alhandra, São João dos Montes e Calhandriz

Alhandra, São João dos Montes e Calhandriz is a civil parish in the municipality of Vila Franca de Xira, Portugal. It was formed in 2013 by the merger of the former parishes Alhandra, São João dos Montes and Calhandriz.[1] The population in 2011 was 12,866,[2] in an area of 27.54 km².[3]

Alhandra, São João dos Montes
e Calhandriz
Alhandra, São João dos Montes e Calhandriz is located in Portugal
Alhandra, São João dos Montes e Calhandriz
Alhandra, São João dos Montes
e Calhandriz
Location in Portugal
Coordinates: 38.927°N 9.009°W / 38.927; -9.009
Country Portugal
RegionLisbon
Metropolitan areaLisbon
DistrictLisbon
MunicipalityVila Franca de Xira
Area
  Total27.54 km2 (10.63 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
  Total12,866
  Density470/km2 (1,200/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC±00:00 (WET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+01:00 (WEST)

Famous Portuguese explorer Afonso de Albuquerque was born in Alhandra.[4]

References

  1. Diário da República. "Law nr. 11-A/2013, page 552 131" (pdf) (in Portuguese). Retrieved 4 August 2014.
  2. Instituto Nacional de Estatística (INE), Census 2011 results according to the 2013 administrative division of Portugal
  3. "Áreas das freguesias, concelhos, distritos e país". Archived from the original on 2018-11-05. Retrieved 2018-11-05.
  4. Cowley, Robert; Parker, Geoffrey (1 December 1996). The Reader's Companion to Military History. Houghton Mifflin. ISBN 9780395669693.
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