Azambuja

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Azambuja

[[Image:{{{image_flag}}}|140px|Flag of Azambuja]]

Municipal flag

Municipal coat of arms

Location

- Country

- Region

- Subregion

- District or A.R.

Mayor

Joaquim Ramos

- Party

Area

262.7 km²

Population

- Total

21,508

- Density

82/km²

No. of parishes

Coordinates

39º04'N 8º52'W

Municipal holiday

Ascension Day
date varies

Website: http://www.cm-azambuja.pt

Azambuja (pron. IPA: [ɐzɐ̃'buʒɐ]) is a Portuguese municipality in the District of Lisbon, in the historical region of Ribatejo (the sole municipality of the district of Lisbon that doesn't belong to Estremadura) with a total area of 262.7 km² and a total population of 20,838 inhabitants. Since 2002, it is integrated in the statistical region (NUTS II) of Alentejo, and in the statistical subregion (NUTS III) of Lezíria do Tejo, that up until 2002 belonged to the former region of Lisbon and Tagus Valley.

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 9.