Santiago do Cacém

Santiago do Cacém (Portuguese pronunciation: [sɐ̃tiˈaɣu ðu kɐˈsɐ̃j] (listen) or [sɐ̃tiˈaɡu du kɐˈsẽj]) is a municipality in Setúbal District in Portugal. The population in 2011 was 29,749,[1] in an area of 1059.69 km².[2]

Santiago do Cacém
Municipality
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Coat of arms
Coordinates: 38°01′N 8°42′W
Country Portugal
RegionAlentejo
Intermunic. comm.Alentejo Litoral
DistrictSetúbal
Parishes8
Government
 • PresidentVítor Proença (CDU)
Area
 • Total1,059.69 km2 (409.15 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total29,749
 • Density28/km2 (73/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC±00:00 (WET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+01:00 (WEST)
Local holidaySaint James
July 25
Websitewww.cm-santiagocacem.pt

The present mayor is Álvaro Beijinha, elected by the Unitarian Democratic Coalition. The municipal holiday is July 25.

Places of interest

Parishes

Administratively, the municipality is divided into eight civil parishes (freguesias):[3]

  • A local church depicting southern Portugal's typical charm.
  • A local windmill.
  • Another local church.
  • The local trainstation.
  • The local castle.
  • Mirobriga's Roman ruins.
  • Santo André Lagoon.

International relations
Main article: List of twin towns and sister cities in Portugal

Santiago do Cacém is twinned with: Santiago de Compostela, Spain

References
  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.
  3. Diário da República. "Law nr. 11-A/2013, pages 552 108-109" (pdf) (in Portuguese). Retrieved 30 July 2014.


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