Almada, Cova da Piedade, Pragal e Cacilhas is a

civil parish In England, a civil parish is a type of administrative parish used for local government. It is a territorial designation which is the lowest tier of local government. Civil parishes can trace their origin to the ancient system of parishes, w ...

in the

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Almada Almada () is a city and a municipality in Portugal, located on the southern margin of the Tagus River, on the opposite side of the river from Lisbon. The two cities are connected by the 25 de Abril Bridge. The population of the municipality in 20 ...

, in the Portuguese district of

Setúbal Setúbal ( , , ; ), officially the City of Setúbal (), is a city and a municipality in Portugal. The population of the entire municipality in 2014 was 118,166, occupying an area of . The city itself had 89,303 inhabitants in 2001. It lies withi ...

. It was formed in 2013 from the merger of the former parishes of Almada,

Cova da Piedade Cova da Piedade () is a former civil parish in the municipality of Almada, Lisbon metropolitan area, Portugal. In 2013, the parish merged into the new parish Almada, Cova da Piedade, Pragal e Cacilhas. The population in 2011 was 19,904, in an ar ...

, Pragal and

Cacilhas Cacilhas () is a former Freguesia (Portugal), civil parish in the municipality of Almada Municipality, Almada, Lisbon metropolitan area, Portugal. In 2013, the parish merged into the new parish Almada, Cova da Piedade, Pragal e Cacilhas. The popula ...

, and covers an area of . In 2011 there were 49,661 inhabitants in the reconstituted parish.Instituto Nacional de Estatística (INE)
Census 2011 results according to the 2013 administrative division of Portugal

Architecture

Civic

* António José Gomes Primary School () *

Boca do Vento Elevator The Boca do Vento Elevator (), is a public elevator in the Concelho, municipality of Almada, in Portugal. Opening to the public in 2000, it was designed by Portuguese sculptor José Aurélio and architects Fidalgo Mineiro, Helena Moreira e Anabel ...

() * Cacilhas Lighthouse () * Caramujo Milling Factory () * Emídio Navarro Secondary School () * Fountain of Pombal () * Fountain of ''Largo do Catita'' () * Manorhouse of the Estate of Santa Rita () * Manorhouse of the Estate of São Miguel () * Modern/Medieval Museum of Almada () * Municipal Council Hall of Almada () * National Tuberculosos Dispensary (IANT) of Almada () * Palace of Cerca () * Residence of António José Gomes () * Residence/Chapel of the Estate of São Lourenço () * Residence ''Rua da Ermida'' () * Residence ''Travessa da Judiaria'' () * Roman Salt Factory of Cacilhas () * Santa Casa da Misericórdia of Almada ( * Theatre Academia Almadense () * Theatre Incrível Aladense ()

Religious

* Church of Christ the King () * Church of São Sebastião () * Convent of São Paulo () * Hermitage of Espírito Santo ()

References

Parishes of Almada {{Setúbal-geo-stub