Alhos Vedros
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| Region : | Lisboa | |||||
| Sub-region : | Lisbon metropolitan area | |||||
| District : | Setubal | |||||
| Concelho : | Moita | |||||
| Coordinates : | 38 ° 39 ′ N , 9 ° 1 ′ W | |||||
| Residents: | 15,050 (as of June 30, 2011) | |||||
| Surface: | 17.91 km² (as of January 1, 2010) | |||||
| Population density : | 840 inhabitants per km² | |||||
Alhos Vedros is a place and a freguesia (municipality) in Portugal in the district of Moita , Setúbal district with an area of 17.9 km² and 15,050 inhabitants (as of June 30, 2011). This results in a population density of 840.4 inhabitants per km².
The community is located on the banks of the Tagus River and used to be a fishing village. Today Alhos Vedros is part of Barreiro , a suburb on the other bank of the Tejo from Lisbon, which is expanding further and further into the surrounding area. Alhos Vedros is next to Alcochete one of the oldest communities on this southern river bank. Alhos Vedros has historical buildings such as its main church in São Lourenço or the only Manueline 'Pelourinho' that still exists in the Setúbal district , as well as old salt works on the banks of the Tagus .
Individual evidence
- ↑ www.ine.pt - indicator resident population by place of residence and sex; Decennial in the database of the Instituto Nacional de Estatística
- ↑ Overview of code assignments from Freguesias on epp.eurostat.ec.europa.eu
Web links
- Map of the Freguesia Alhos Vedros at the Instituto Geográfico do Exército
