Pragal

Pragal
Coat of arms of Pragal
Pragal is located in Portugal
Pragal
Pragal
Location in Portugal
Coordinates: 38°40′01″N 9°10′44″W / 38.667°N 9.179°W / 38.667; -9.179
Country Portugal
RegionLisbon
Metropolitan areaLisbon
DistrictSetúbal
MunicipalityAlmada
Disbanded2013
Area
 • Total
2.27 km2 (0.88 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total
7,156
 • Density3,200/km2 (8,200/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+00:00 (WET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+01:00 (WEST)
Websitehttp://www.jf-pragal.pt

Pragal is a former civil parish in the municipality of Almada, Lisbon metropolitan area, Portugal. In 2013, the parish merged into the new parish Almada, Cova da Piedade, Pragal e Cacilhas.[1] The population in 2011 was 7,156,[2] in an area of 2.27 km2.[3]

Overlooking the Tagus river and the 25 de Abril Bridge, the famous Sanctuary of Christ the King is in Pragal.

  1. ^ Diário da República. "Law nr. 11-A/2013, page 552 10" (PDF) (in Portuguese). Retrieved 8 July 2014.
  2. ^ Instituto Nacional de Estatística
  3. ^ Eurostat