Montijo

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Montijo
—  Municipality  —
Flag Coat of arms
Location in Portugal
Coordinates: 38°41′N 08°54′W / 38.683°N 8.9°W / 38.683; -8.9Coordinates: 38°41′N 08°54′W / 38.683°N 8.9°W / 38.683; -8.9
Country	Portugal
Region	Lisboa
Subregion	Península de Setúbal
District/A.R.	Setúbal
Government
- Mayor	Amélia Antunes (PS)
Area
- Total	348.0 km2 (134.4 sq mi)
Population
- Total	40,199
- Density	116/km2 (300.4/sq mi)
Parishes (no.)	8
Municipal holiday	Saint Peter June 29
Website	http://www.mun-montijo.pt

Praça da República

Montijo (Portuguese pronunciation: [mõˈtiʒu]) is a municipality in Portugal with a total area of 348.0 km² and a total population of 40,199 inhabitants. The town itself has a population of 25,719.^[1]

The municipality is composed of 8 civil parishes (Portuguese, "freguesias"), and is located in the district of Setúbal. It's one of the few municipalities in Portugal without territorial continuity (Portuguese:municipios territorialmente descontinuos) (the other being Aveiro, Oliveira de Frades and Vila Real de Santo António): its territory comprehends two parts, with the city of Montijo located in the smaller, more densely populated part. Of the territorailmente descontinous municipalities in Portugal, Montijo is the most obvious. It is located in GAM de Lisboa (Lisbon Greater Mteropolitan Area)

The present Mayor is Maria Amélia Macedo Antunes (Socialist) and the President of the Municipal Assembly is António Isidro Paracana (Socialist).

In the 1980s, a decade when several localities were elevated to the city status (Portuguese:cidade) by the Portuguese Republic, the town of Montijo became a city. The Vasco da Gama Bridge connects Montijo to Sacavem and Lisbon (Ponte Vasco da Gama) over the huge Tagus river estuary, often known as("Mar da Palha" - Straw Sea). June 29 is a municipal holiday in Montijo. The singer Dulce Pontes was born in Montijo.

Parishes

• Afonsoeiro
• Alto-Estanqueiro-Jardia
• Atalaia
• Canha
• Montijo (urban parish near the Tejo river estuary)
• Pegões
• Santo Isidro de Pegões
• Sarilhos Grandes

References

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

External links

• Town Hall official website
• Photos from Montijo

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