Cadaval

Cadaval
Municipality
Church of N. Sra. Da Conceição
Church of N. Sra. Da Conceição
Flag of Cadaval
Flag
Coat of arms of Cadaval
Coat of arms
Coordinates: 39°14′N 9°06′W / 39.233°N 9.100°W / 39.233; -9.100
Country Portugal
RegionOeste e Vale do Tejo
Intermunic. comm.Oeste
DistrictLisbon
Parishes7
Government
 • PresidentJosé Bernardo Nunes (PSD)
Area
 • Total
174.89 km2 (67.53 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total
14,228
 • Density81/km2 (210/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+00:00 (WET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+01:00 (WEST)
Local holidayJanuary 13
Websitewww.cm-cadaval.pt

Cadaval (Portuguese: [kɐðɐˈval] ⓘ) is a municipality in the Oeste intermunicipal community and Lisbon District of Portugal. The population in 2011 was 14,228,[1] in an area of 174.89 km2.[2]

The present Mayor is José Bernardo Nunes, elected by the Social Democratic Party.

Parishes

Administratively, the municipality is divided into 7 civil parishes (freguesias):[3]

Notable people

  • Sofia Quintino (1879 in Lamas - 1964) one of the first female physicians to graduate in Portugal. An active feminist and leading developer of a secular nursing service
  • Júlio Fogaça (1907 in Cadaval – 1980) a Portuguese politician with a mixed history with the Portuguese Communist Party
  • Micael Isidoro (born 1982 in Cadaval) a Portuguese road cyclist

References

  1. ^ Instituto Nacional de Estatística Archived November 15, 2016, at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ "Áreas das freguesias, concelhos, distritos e país". Archived from the original on 2018-11-05. Retrieved 2018-11-05.
  3. ^ Diário da República. "Law nr. 11-A/2013, page 552 30" (pdf) (in Portuguese). Retrieved 20 July 2014.
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