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Azambuja (Portuguese pronunciation: [ɐzɐ̃ˈbuʒɐ] (listen)) is a municipality in the Portuguese district of Lisbon, in the historical region of Ribatejo (and the sole municipality of within the district that does not belong to the historical province of Estremadura). The population in 2011 was 21,814,[1] in an area of 262.66 km².[2] Since 2002, it was integrated into the NUTS III statistical subregion of Lezíria do Tejo.

Azambuja
Municipality
Flag Coat of arms
Coordinates: 39°04′N 8°52′W
Country	Portugal
Region	Alentejo
Intermunic. comm.	Lezíria do Tejo
District	Lisbon
Parishes	7
Government
• President	Luís de Sousa (PS)
Area
• Total	262.66 km2 (101.41 sq mi)
Population  (2011)
• Total	21,814
• Density	83/km2 (220/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC±00:00 (WET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+01:00 (WEST)
Local holiday	Ascension Day (date varies)
Website	http://www.cm-azambuja.pt

History

The town is so old that there is no longer any surviving record of when it received the privileged status embodied in a municipal charter.

In 1963 Ford opened an auto-assembly plant in Azambuja.

In 2000 the plant was integrated into the nearby auto-assembly business of General Motors (Opel). Opel Combo minivans were assembled until the end of 2006 when the plant was closed and production transferred to the manufacturer's plant near Saragossa (Spain).[3]

Geography

The municipality is limited to the north by Rio Maior, to the northeast Santarém, to the east Cartaxo, to the southeast Salvaterra de Magos, to the south Benavente and Vila Franca de Xira and to the west by Alenquer and Cadaval.

Its seat is the town (vila) with the same name, which has 6,900 inhabitants and occupies the parish (freguesia) also named Azambuja. The total number of parishes is 7.

Demographics

Population in Azambuja Municipality (1801–2011)
1801	1849	1900	1930	1960	1981	1991	2001	2011
3402	3514	11446	14035	18218	19768	19568	20837	21814

Parishes

Administratively, the municipality is divided into 7 civil parishes (freguesias):[4]

• Alcoentre
• Aveiras de Baixo
• Aveiras de Cima
• Azambuja
• Manique do Intendente, Vila Nova de São Pedro e Maçussa
• Vale do Paraíso
• Vila Nova da Rainha

Notable people

• Giovanni Lopez de Andrade (1569 in Azambuja – 1628) a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Archbishop of Otranto 1623 to 1628

• Jose de Sousa (born 1974 in Azambuja) professional darts player.
• Gia Pfau (born in 2003) Supermodel and runner up to Miss Portugal contest in 2021[5]

External links

• Municipality official website
• Azambujadigital - Web site related to Azambuja^{[permanent dead link]}

Sources

На других языках

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[de] Azambuja

Azambuja ist eine Kleinstadt (Vila) in Portugal mit 8190 Einwohnern (Stand 30. Juni 2011)[1].

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- [en] Azambuja

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[es] Azambuja

Azambuja es una villa portuguesa del distrito de Lisboa, en la región de Ribatejo. Cuenta con aproximadamente 6900 habitantes en 2006.

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[it] Azambuja

Azambuja (ɐzɐ̃'buʒɐ) è un comune portoghese di 20.837 abitanti situato nel distretto di Lisbona.

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[ru] Азамбужа

Азамбужа (порт. Azambuja; [ɐzɐ̃ ˈbuʒɐ]) — муниципалитет в Португалии, центр одноимённого муниципалитета в составе округа Лиссабон. Численность населения — 6,9 тыс. жителей (посёлок), 21,7 тыс. жителей (муниципалитет). Посёлок и муниципалитет входит в регион Алентежу и субрегион Лезирия-ду-Тежу. По старому административному делению входил в провинцию Рибатежу.

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