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Trafaria
Location in Portugal
Coordinates: 38°40′12″N9°14′20″W / 38.670°N 9.239°W / 38.670; -9.239 Coordinates: 38°40′12″N9°14′20″W / 38.670°N 9.239°W / 38.670; -9.239
CountryFlag of Portugal.svg  Portugal
Region Lisbon
Metropolitan area Lisbon
District Setúbal
Municipality Almada
Disbanded2013
Area
  Total5.73 km2 (2.21 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
  Total5,696
  Density990/km2 (2,600/sq mi)
Time zone UTC±00:00 (WET)
  Summer (DST) UTC+01:00 (WEST)

Trafaria is a former civil parish in the municipality ( concelho ) of Almada, Lisbon metropolitan area, Portugal. In 2013, the parish merged into the new parish Caparica e Trafaria. [1] The population in 2011 was 5,696, [2] in an area of 5.73 km2. [3]

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References

  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