Carnaxide | |
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Coordinates: 38°43′N 9°15′W / 38.717°N 9.250°W | |
Country | Portugal |
Region | Lisbon |
Metropolitan area | Lisbon |
District | Lisbon |
Municipality | Oeiras |
Disbanded | 2013 |
Area | |
• Total | 6.51 km2 (2.51 sq mi) |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 25,911 |
• Density | 4,000/km2 (10,000/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+00:00 (WET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+01:00 (WEST) |
Postal code | 2790-047 |
Website | www |
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.