Poceirão

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Poceirão
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Poceirão Coat of Arms
Poceirão (Portugal)
Poceirão
Basic data
Region : Lisboa
Sub-region : Lisbon metropolitan area
District : Setubal
Concelho : Palmela
Coordinates : 38 ° 38 ′  N , 8 ° 44 ′  W Coordinates: 38 ° 38 ′  N , 8 ° 44 ′  W
Residents: 4733 (as of June 30, 2011)
Surface: 151.14 km² (as of January 1, 2010)
Population density : 31 inhabitants per km²

Poceirão is a municipality in Portugal in the Palmela district with an area of ​​151.1 km² and 4733 inhabitants (as of June 30, 2011). The population density is 31.3 inh / km². The place and its surroundings have some meteorological peculiarities. The minimum temperatures in winter are around 6 ° C lower than in nearby Lisbon . On average it is 5 ° C in winter, and on some days the temperature can even reach −6 ° C. In summer, on the other hand, temperatures reach up to 43 ° C, making Poceirão often the warmest place in Portugal in summer.

Poceirão train station by night

In the area of ​​the municipality there is a logistics center, which takes cargo and goods from the nearby seaports (import / export). This logistical platform is part of a national program for the development of logistics centers Portugal logístico and consists of several expansion stages. Since the two rail lines Linha do Alentejo and Linha do Sul meet at this point via a siding, there are excellent onward transport options to all parts of the country (hinterland), and with the construction of the new high-speed rail line to Madrid , connections to other parts of the Iberian Peninsula.

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

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