Salvaterra de Magos explained

Type:municipality
Official Name:Salvaterra de Magos
Flag Border:no
Coordinates:39.0167°N -55°W
Region:Oeste e Vale do Tejo
Cim:Lezíria do Tejo
District:Santarém
Parishes:4
Leader Party:PS
Leader Name:Hélder Manuel Ramalho de Sousa Esménio
Area Total Km2:243.93
Population Total:22,159
Population As Of:2011
Holiday:Ascension Day (date varies)

Salvaterra de Magos (pronounced as /pt-PT/) is a municipality in the district of Santarém in Portugal. The population in 2011 was 22,159,[1] in an area of 243.93 km2.[2]

The present Mayor is Hélder Manuel Ramalho de Sousa Esménio of the PS. The previous mayor Ana Cristina Pardal Ribeiro, had been the only mayor elected by the Left Bloc. The municipal holiday is Ascension Day.

It was once home to the Royal Palace of Salvaterra de Magos, a favored royal residence and hunting lodge of the Portuguese royal family. It was destroyed by fire in the early 19th century. Today, only the chapel and the falconry remain.

Notable people

Parishes

Administratively, the municipality is divided into 4 civil parishes (freguesias):[3]

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Notes and References

  1. http://www.ine.pt/xportal/xmain?xlang=en&xpid=INE&xpgid=ine_indicadores&indOcorrCod=0005889&contexto=pi&selTab=tab0 Instituto Nacional de Estatística
  2. 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_/ Áreas das freguesias, concelhos, distritos e país
  3. Web site: Law nr. 11-A/2013, page 552 106. 30 July 2014. Diário da República. Diário da República. Portuguese. pdf.