Carnaxide

Carnaxide
Coat of arms of Carnaxide
Carnaxide is located in Portugal
Carnaxide
Carnaxide
Location in Portugal
Coordinates: 38°43′N 9°15′W / 38.717°N 9.250°W / 38.717; -9.250
Country Portugal
RegionLisbon
Metropolitan areaLisbon
DistrictLisbon
MunicipalityOeiras
Disbanded2013
Area
 • Total6.51 km2 (2.51 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total25,911
 • Density4,000/km2 (10,000/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC±00:00 (WET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+01:00 (WEST)
Postal code
2790-047
Websitewww.jf-carnaxide.pt

Carnaxide (European Portuguese pronunciation: [kɐɾnɐˈʃiðɨ]) is a former civil parish in the municipality of Oeiras, Portugal. In 2013, the parish merged into the new parish Carnaxide e Queijas.[1] The population in 2011 was 25,911,[2] in an area of 6.51 km2.[3] It was elevated to town on August 16, 1991. Having first appeared in official documentation in the 14th century, its existence goes back as far as 13th century.

  1. ^ Diário da República. "Law nr. 11-A/2013, page 552 82" (pdf) (in Portuguese). Retrieved 29 July 2014.
  2. ^ Instituto Nacional de Estatística
  3. ^ Eurostat Archived October 7, 2012, at the Wayback Machine