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.