municipality
A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate.
The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...
in the
Portuguese
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* anything of, from, or related to the country and nation of Portugal
** Portuguese cuisine, traditional foods
** Portuguese language, a Romance language
*** Portuguese dialects, variants of the Portuguese language
** Portu ...
Ribatejo
The Ribatejo () is the most central of the traditional provinces of Portugal, with no coastline or border with Spain. The region is crossed by the Tagus river (''Ribatejo'' translates to "upper Tagus", or more precisely, "up the Tagus" relativ ...
(and the sole municipality of within the district that does not belong to the historical province of Estremadura). The population in 2011 was 21,814, in an area of 262.66 km². Since 2002, it was integrated into the NUTS III statistical subregion of
Lezíria do Tejo
The Comunidade Intermunicipal da Lezíria do Tejo (; English: ''Tagus Floodplain'') is an administrative division in Portugal. It was established as an ''Associação de Municípios'' in 1987, converted into a ''Comunidade Urbana'' in 2003, and co ...
.
History
The town is so old that there is no longer any surviving record of when it received the privileged status embodied in a municipal charter.
In 1963
Ford
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* Ford Motor Company, an automobile manufacturer founded by Henry Ford
* Ford (crossing), a shallow crossing on a river
Ford may also refer to:
Ford Motor Company
* Henry Ford, founder of the Ford Motor Company
* Ford F ...
opened an auto-assembly plant in Azambuja.
In 2000 the plant was integrated into the nearby auto-assembly business of General Motors ( Opel).
Opel Combo
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minivans were assembled until the end of 2006 when the plant was closed and production transferred to the manufacturer's plant
near
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* Thomas J. Near, US evolutionary ichthyologist
* Near, a developer who created the higan emulator
Science, mathematics, technology, biology, and medicine
* National Emergency Alarm Repeater (NEAR), a form ...
Saragossa
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(
Spain
, image_flag = Bandera de España.svg
, image_coat = Escudo de España (mazonado).svg
, national_motto = ''Plus ultra'' (Latin)(English: "Further Beyond")
, national_anthem = (English: "Royal March")
, i ...
).
Geography
The municipality is limited to the north by
Rio Maior
Rio Maior () is a municipality in the Santarém District in Portugal. The population in 2011 was 21,192, in an area of 272.76 km².
The present mayor is Isaura Morais of the Social Democratic Party (PSD), the first woman to be elected mayor ...
Cartaxo
Cartaxo () is a municipality in the district of Santarém in continental Portugal. The population in 2011 was 24,462, in an area of 158.17 km². The urbanized centre of Cartaxo had a population of 9,507 in 2001.
History
In written and ora ...
, to the southeast
Salvaterra de Magos
Salvaterra de Magos () is a municipality in the district of Santarém in Portugal. The population in 2011 was 22,159, in an area of 243.93 km².
The present Mayor is Hélder Manuel Ramalho de Sousa Esménio of the PS. The previous mayor Ana ...
Vila Franca de Xira
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Situated on both banks of the Tagus River, 32 km north-east of the Portuguese capital ...
Cadaval
Cadaval () is a municipality in the Oeste region and Lisbon District of Portugal. The population in 2011 was 14,228,freguesias''):
* Alcoentre
* Aveiras de Baixo
* Aveiras de Cima
* Azambuja
* Manique do Intendente, Vila Nova de São Pedro e Maçussa
* Vale do Paraíso
* Vila Nova da Rainha
Archbishop of Otranto
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1623 to 1628
* Jose de Sousa (born 1974 in Azambuja) professional darts player.
* Gia Pfau (born in 2003) Supermodel and runner up to Miss Portugal contest in 2021