Cadaval

Cadaval
Church of N. Sra. Da Conceição
Church of N. Sra. Da Conceição
Flag of Cadaval
Coat of arms of Cadaval
Interactive map of Cadaval
Cadaval is located in Portugal
Cadaval
Cadaval
Location in Portugal
Coordinates: 39°14′N 9°06′W / 39.233°N 9.100°W / 39.233; -9.100
Country Portugal
RegionOeste e Vale do Tejo
Intermunic. comm.Oeste
DistrictLisbon
Parishes7
Government
 • PresidentJosé Bernardo Nunes (PSD)
Area
 • Total
174.89 km2 (67.53 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total
14,228
 • Density81.354/km2 (210.71/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+00:00 (WET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+01:00 (WEST)
Local holidayJanuary 13
Websitewww.cm-cadaval.pt

Cadaval (Portuguese: [kɐðɐˈval] ) is a municipality in the Oeste intermunicipal community and Lisbon District of Portugal. The population in 2011 was 14,228,[1] in an area of 174.89 km2.[2]

The present Mayor is José Bernardo Nunes, elected by the Social Democratic Party.

Parishes

Administratively, the municipality is divided into 7 civil parishes (freguesias):[3]

  • Alguber
  • Cadaval e Pêro Moniz
  • Lamas e Cercal
  • Painho e Figueiros
  • Peral
  • Vermelha
  • Vilar

Notable people

  • Sofia Quintino (1879 in Lamas - 1964) one of the first female physicians to graduate in Portugal. An active feminist and leading developer of a secular nursing service
  • Júlio Fogaça (1907 in Cadaval – 1980) a Portuguese politician with a mixed history with the Portuguese Communist Party
  • Micael Isidoro (born 1982 in Cadaval) a Portuguese road cyclist

References

  1. ^ Instituto Nacional de Estatística Archived November 15, 2016, at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ "Áreas das freguesias, concelhos, distritos e país". Archived from the original on 2018-11-05. Retrieved 2018-11-05.
  3. ^ Diário da República. "Law nr. 11-A/2013, page 552 30" (pdf) (in Portuguese). Retrieved 20 July 2014.