Entroncamento

Entroncamento
Diesel unit of the Beira Baixa rail line at Entroncamento
Diesel unit of the Beira Baixa rail line at Entroncamento
Flag of Entroncamento
Coat of arms of Entroncamento
Coordinates: 39°27′55″N 8°28′5″W / 39.46528°N 8.46806°W / 39.46528; -8.46806
Country Portugal
RegionOeste e Vale do Tejo
Intermunic. comm.Médio Tejo
DistrictSantarém
Parishes2
Government
 • PresidentJorge Manuel Alves de Faria (PS)
Area
 • Total13.728 km2 (5.300 sq mi)
Elevation
34 m (112 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total20,206
 • Density1,500/km2 (3,800/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC±00:00 (WET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+01:00 (WEST)
Postal code
2330
Area code249
PatronS. João Baptista
Websitewww.cm-entroncamento.pt

Entroncamento (Portuguese pronunciation: [ẽtɾõkɐˈmẽtu] ) is a Portuguese municipality in district of Santarém in the Médio Tejo Subregion (Middle Tagus) of the Centro Region. The population in 2011 was 20,206,[1] in an area of 13.73 km2.[2] Situated in the Ribatejo, it benefits from its geo-strategic position along the Tagus Valley, with important accessibility to the motorways and railway lines that historically promoted its growth and expansion.

  1. ^ Instituto Nacional de Estatística
  2. ^ "Áreas das freguesias, concelhos, distritos e país". Archived from the original on 2018-11-05. Retrieved 2018-11-05.