Alhandra, São João dos Montes e Calhandriz explained

Type:	parish
Official Name:	Alhandra, São João dos Montes e Calhandriz
Region:	Lisbon
Metro:	Lisbon
District:	Lisbon
Municipality:	Vila Franca de Xira
Coordinates:	38.927°N -9.009°W
Area Total:	27.54
Population As Of:	2011
Population Total:	12866

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]

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

Notes and References

1. Web site: Law nr. 11-A/2013, page 552 131. 4 August 2014. Diário da República. Portuguese. pdf.
2. http://www.ine.pt/ngt_server/attachfileu.jsp?look_parentBoui=165404348&att_display=n&att_download=y Instituto Nacional de Estatística (INE)
3. Web site: Áreas das freguesias, concelhos, distritos e país . 2018-11-05 . https://web.archive.org/web/20181105172426/http://www.dgterritorio.pt/cartografia_e_geodesia/cartografia/carta_administrativa_oficial_de_portugal_caop_/caop__download_/carta_administrativa_oficial_de_portugal___versao_2017__em_vigor_/ . 2018-11-05 . dead .
4. Book: Cowley. Robert. The Reader's Companion to Military History. Parker. Geoffrey. 1 December 1996. Houghton Mifflin. 9780395669693.