Alcácer do Sal

Alcácer do Sal Municipal flag Municipal coat of arms
Location
- Country	Portugal
- Region	Alentejo
- Subregion	Alentejo Litoral
- District or A.R.	Setúbal
Mayor	Pedro Paredes
- Party	PS
Area	1465.0 km²
Population
- Total	13,624 (2004)
- Density	9/km²
No. of parishes	6
Coordinates	38°21'N 08°29'W
Municipal holiday	Saint John June 24
Website: http://www.m-alcacerdosal.pt

Alcácer do Sal and the Sado river. The castle is uphill in the picture.

Alcácer do Sal (pron. IPA: [aɫ'kasɛɾ du saɫ]) is a municipality in Portugal with a total area of 1465.0 km² and a total population of 13,624 inhabitants. The city proper has a population of 6,602.^[1]

The municipality is composed of 6 parishes, and is located in the district of Setúbal. The seat of the municipality is the city of Alcácer do Sal situated on the banks of the Sado River and with a population of 9,118 inhabitants.

The present Mayor is Pedro Manuel Igrejas da Cunha Paredes (Socialist), who was elected after a long period of rule by the Portuguese Communist Party.

The municipal holiday is June 24, the day of Saint John the Baptist.

The first part of its name came from Arabic al qasr = "the castle". This name dates from the period when Muslims ruled most of Iberian Peninsula.

Parishes

• Alcácer do Sal (Santa Maria do Castelo)
• Alcácer do Sal (Santiago)
• Comporta
• Santa Susana
• São Martinho
• Torrão

References

1. ^ UMA POPULAÇÃO QUE SE URBANIZA, Uma avaliação recente - Cidades, 2004 Nuno Pires Soares, Instituto Geográfico Português (Geographic Institute of Portugal)

See also

• Pedro Nunes
• João Branco Núncio

External links

• Town Hall official website
• Photos from ALCÁCER DO SAL

Municipalities of the District of Setúbal
Alcácer do Sal · Alcochete · Almada · Barreiro · Grândola · Moita · Montijo · Palmela · Santiago do Cacém · Seixal · Sesimbra · Setúbal · Sines

Coordinates: 38°22′13″N, 8°30′22″W

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