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Alcochete

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Alcochete
Municipality
View of the old part of the city of Alcochete.
View of the old part of the city of Alcochete.
Flag of Alcochete
Flag
Coat of arms of Alcochete
Coat of arms
Map
Interactive map of Alcochete
Alcochete is located in Portugal
Alcochete
Alcochete
Location in Portugal
Coordinates: 38°45′N 8°58′W / 38.750°N 8.967°W / 38.750; -8.967
Country Portugal
RegionLisbon
Metropolitan areaLisbon
DistrictSetúbal
Parishes3
Government
 • PresidentFernando Pinto (PS)
Area
 • Total
128.36 km2 (49.56 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total
17,569
 • Density136.87/km2 (354.50/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+00:00 (WET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+01:00 (WEST)
Local holidaySaint John
June 24
Websitehttp://www.cm-alcochete.pt

Alcochete (Portuguese pronunciation: [alkuˈʃetɨ] ⓘ) is a municipality in Portugal. The population in 2011 was 17,569,[1] in an area of 128.36 km².[2] The municipality is composed of three parishes and is located in Setúbal District.

Alcochete is known for its bullfighting tradition and its proximity to the second-longest bridge in Europe, the Vasco da Gama Bridge.

The actual site of present-day Alcochete was already occupied during Roman times with a clay production facility. Its name is thought to derive from the Arabic word for oven for reasons not yet understood. It became a vacation site preferred by the Portuguese royalty and the future king D. Manuel I was born in the village. It has experienced major development due to the construction of the Vasco da Gama Bridge.

On 10 January 2008 Portuguese prime minister José Sócrates announced that Alcochete had been selected as the site of the new airport serving Lisbon, Portugal's capital.[3] The location of Alcochete as the construction site of the future Lisbon Airport was confirmed by the Portuguese Government on May 8, 2008.[4]

Sporting Clube de Portugal (Sporting CP or Sporting Portugal[5]) has a football training facility (Academia Sporting/Cristiano Ronaldo in Alcochete), which accommodated Portugal during the Euro 2004 competition.

Demographics

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Parishes

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

  • Alcochete
  • Samouco
  • São Francisco

Notable people

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References

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  1. ↑ Instituto Nacional de Estatística
  2. ↑ "Áreas das freguesias, concelhos, distritos e país". Archived from the original on 2018-11-05. Retrieved 2018-11-05.
  3. ↑ Portugal's new Lisbon airport to be built in Alcochete for 4.9 bln eur - PM from Forbes online, January 10, 2008
  4. ↑ Portal do Governo
  5. ↑ "Sporting Portugal". L'Équipe (in French). Retrieved 2025-07-09.
  6. ↑ Instituto Nacional de Estatística. (Recenseamentos Gerais da População) Archived 8 April 2008 at the Wayback Machine
  7. ↑ Diário da República. "Law nr. 11-A/2013, page 552 7" (pdf) (in Portuguese). Retrieved 16 July 2014.
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