Santiago do Cacém () is a municipality in
Setúbal District
The District of Setúbal ( ) is a district located in the south-west of Portugal. It is named for its capital, the city of Setúbal.
Geography
It is delimited by Lisbon District and Santarém District on the north, Évora District on the eas ...
in Portugal. The population in 2011 was 29,749,
[Instituto Nacional de Estatística]
/ref> in an area of 1059.69 km2.Unitary Democratic Coalition
The Unitary Democratic Coalition (, CDU) is an electoral and political coalition between the Portuguese Communist Party () and the Ecologist Party "The Greens" ( Portuguese: Partido Ecologista "Os Verdes" or PEV). The coalition also integrates ...
. The municipal holiday is July 25.
Places of interest
*Harmonia Society
*Park Rio da Figueira
* Miróbriga Ruins
* Castelo de Santiago do Cacém
* Santiago do Cacém Railway Station
Parishes
Administratively, the municipality is divided into eight civil parishes ('' freguesias''):Santo André
Santo ('saint' in various languages) may refer to:
People
* Santo (given name)
* Santo (surname)
* El Santo, Rodolfo Guzmán Huerta (1917–1984), Mexican wrestler and actor
* Bob Santo or Santo, stage name of Ghanaian comedian John Evans Kwad ...
* São Domingos e Vale de Água
* São Francisco da Serra
Climate
Gallery
Image:Church Alentejo-Portugal.jpg, A local church depicting southern Portugal's typical charm.
Image:Mirobriga.jpg, A local windmill.
Image:São Bartolomeu da Serra - Igreja.jpg, Another local church.
Image:Old Santiago do Cacem Railway Station.jpg, The local train station.
Image:Miróbriga by Henrique Matos 01.jpg, Mirobriga's Roman ruins.
Image:Lagoa Santo Andre 20070323.jpg, Santo André Lagoon.
International relations
Santiago do Cacém is twinned with:
* Santiago de Compostela
Santiago de Compostela, simply Santiago, or Compostela, in the province of Province of A Coruña, A Coruña, is the capital of the autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community of Galicia (Spain), Galicia, in northwestern Spain. The city ...
, Spain
Spain, or the Kingdom of Spain, is a country in Southern Europe, Southern and Western Europe with territories in North Africa. Featuring the Punta de Tarifa, southernmost point of continental Europe, it is the largest country in Southern Eur ...
Notable people
* Martim Soares Moreno (ca.1586 in Santiago do Cacém - ca.1648) an explorer in the colony of Brazil
Colonial Brazil (), sometimes referred to as Portuguese America, comprises the period from 1500, with the arrival of the Portuguese, until 1815, when Brazil was elevated to a kingdom in union with Portugal. During the 300 years of Brazilian col ...
* Manuel da Fonseca (1911 in Santiago do Cacém – 1993) a Portuguese writer
* Silvino Soares
Silvino Gomes Soares (born 10 July 1978) is a former professional footballer who played as a forward, notably for FC Zwolle in the Netherlands and K.V. Red Star Waasland in Belgium. Born in Portugal, he made three appearances for Cape Verde ...
(born 1978 in Santiago do Cacém) a Cape Verdean footballer.
* Alberto Louzeiro (born 1982 in Santiago do Cacém) a Portuguese footballer with over 250 club caps
* Aurea Sousa (born 1987 in Santiago do Cacém) known as ''Aurea
Aurea, golden in Latin, may refer to:
* Aromantic-spectrum Union for Recognition, Education, and Advocacy (AUREA), an advocacy organization for aromanticism
* Aurea (car), a former Italian automobile manufactured in Turin from 1921 to 1930
* Aure ...
'', a soul, blues, pop, reggae and R&B singer
References
External links
Town Hall official websitePhotos from Santiago do Cacém
Cities in Portugal
Populated places in Setúbal District
Municipalities of Setúbal District
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