Azambuja (Portuguese pronunciation: [ɐzɐ̃ˈbuʒɐ]) is a Portuguese municipality in Lisbon District, in the historical region of Ribatejo (the sole municipality of Lisbon District that doesn't belong to Estremadura) with a total area of 262.7 km² and a total population of 20,838 inhabitants. Since 2002, it is integrated in the statistical region (NUTS II) of Alentejo, and in the statistical subregion (NUTS III) of Lezíria do Tejo, that up until 2002 belonged to the former region of Lisbon and Tagus Valley.
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 9.
[edit] Demographics
| Population in Azambuja Municipality (1801–2004) |
| 1801 |
1849 |
1900 |
1930 |
1960 |
1981 |
1991 |
2001 |
2004 |
| 3402 |
3514 |
11446 |
14035 |
18218 |
19768 |
19568 |
20837 |
21508 |
[edit] Parishes
- Alcoentre
- Aveiras de Baixo
- Aveiras de Cima
- Azambuja
- Maçussa
- Manique do Intendente
- Vale do Paraíso
- Vila Nova da Rainha
- Vila Nova de São Pedro
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