Moçarria Explained

Type:parish
Official Name:Moçarria
Region:Oeste e Vale do Tejo
Cim:Lezíria do Tejo
District:Santarém
Municipality:Santarém
Area Total:12.11
Population Total:1072
Population As Of:2001
Coordinates:39.284°N -8.777°W

Moçarria is a parish in the municipality of Santarém, Portugal, with 12.11km2 of area and 1072 inhabitants (2001).

Situated on a hill in the area called the "Neighborhood" from Santarém near the municipality of Rio Maior by the west, the parish of Moçarria distances 11km (07miles) from town. Historian believes that the toponym Moçarria is of Arab origin or Mozarabic (musta'rib or muzarra) which means Joy.