Entroncamento | |
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Coordinates: 39°27′55″N 8°28′5″W / 39.46528°N 8.46806°W | |
Country | Portugal |
Region | Oeste e Vale do Tejo |
Intermunic. comm. | Médio Tejo |
District | Santarém |
Parishes | 2 |
Government | |
• President | Jorge Manuel Alves de Faria (PS) |
Area | |
• Total | 13.728 km2 (5.300 sq mi) |
Elevation | 34 m (112 ft) |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 20,206 |
• Density | 1,500/km2 (3,800/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC±00:00 (WET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+01:00 (WEST) |
Postal code | 2330 |
Area code | 249 |
Patron | S. João Baptista |
Website | www |
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.