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Civil parish in Oeste e Vale do Tejo, Portugal From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Carregado (European Portuguese pronunciation: [kɐʁɨˈɣaðu]) is a former civil parish, located in the municipality of Alenquer, in western Portugal. In 2013, the parish merged into the new parish Carregado e Cadafais.[1] It has a population of 9,066 inhabitants and a total area of 15.52 km2. The town is a north-east exurb of Lisbon.
Carregado | |
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Coordinates: 39°01′N 8°58′W | |
Country | ![]() |
Region | Oeste e Vale do Tejo |
Intermunic. comm. | Oeste |
District | Lisbon |
Municipality | Alenquer |
Disbanded | 2013 |
Area | |
• Total | 15.52 km2 (5.99 sq mi) |
Population (2001) | |
• Total | 9,066 |
• Density | 580/km2 (1,500/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC±00:00 (WET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+01:00 (WEST) |
The railway between Carregado and Lisbon was the first line to be built in Portugal; it opened in 1856.
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