Costa da Caparica

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Costa da Caparica
coat of arms map
Coat of arms of Costa da Caparica
Costa da Caparica (Portugal)
Costa da Caparica
Basic data
Region : Lisboa
Sub-region : Lisbon metropolitan area
District : Setubal
Concelho : Almada
Coordinates : 38 ° 38 ′  N , 9 ° 14 ′  W Coordinates: 38 ° 38 ′  N , 9 ° 14 ′  W
Residents: 13,418 (as of June 30, 2011)
Surface: 10.18 km² (as of January 1, 2010)
Population density : 1318 inhabitants per km²
Postal code : 2829
politics
Mayor : António José Pinho Gaspar Neves
Address of the municipal administration: Junta de Freguesia de Costa da Caparica
Avenida 1º Maio 9-B
2829-504 Costa da Caparica
Website: www.costadacaparica.freguesias.pt

Costa da Caparica is a municipality and city in Portugal .

Panoramic view of the city

The community is 10.2 km² and has 13,418 inhabitants (as of June 30, 2011). The town received its town charter on December 9, 2004.

Costa da Caparica is located in Almada County , near the mouth of the Tagus into the Atlantic , on the opposite bank of Lisbon . From there the narrow-gauge railway “ Minicomboio da Caparica ” runs to Fonte da Telha, 9 km south .

Public facilities

Leisure and sports facilities

The football club Grupo Desportivo dos Pescadores da Costa de Caparica (GDPCC) plays on Campo Pescadores. Well-known former player of the team is Marco Airosa , who started his professional career here in 2004.

Web links

Commons : Costa da Caparica  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. www.ine.pt - indicator resident population by place of residence and sex; Decennial in the database of the Instituto Nacional de Estatística
  2. Overview of code assignments from Freguesias on epp.eurostat.ec.europa.eu
  3. Survey on the city , Portuguese on ciberforma.pt, accessed on May 4, 2010
  4. https://www.national-football-teams.com/player/12411/-.html