Almada
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Almada is a municipality in Portugal with a total area of 70.0 km² and a total population of 164,844 inhabitants.
The municipality is composed of 11 parishes, and is located in the district of Setúbal.
The present Mayor is Maria Emília Neto de Sousa (Communist) and the President of the Municipal Assembly is José Manuel Maia Almeida (Communist).
The municipal holiday is June 24.
The city of Almada is the seat of the municipality. Small, but densely populated, the municipality is limited from the east by Seixal and from the south by Sesimbra. Almada is a coastal municipality, bordering with the Atlantic Ocean.
The municipality received a foral from Dom Sancho I in 1190.
Parishes
- Almada
- Cacilhas
- Caparica
- Charneca da Caparica
- Costa da Caparica
- Cova da Piedade
- Feijó
- Laranjeiro
- Pragal
- Sobreda
- Trafaria
Notable natives
- Luis Figo (Portuguese football Player)
Attention: Figo was born in Lisbon, but he has lived in Cova da Piedade for years:
