Santa Catarina is one of twelve civil parishes (freguesias) in the municipality of Caldas da Rainha, Portugal. The civil parish has an area of 19.98 square kilometres (7.71 sq mi)[1] and had a population of 3,029 at the 2011 census.[2]
Santa Catarina | |
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Coordinates: 39°26′49″N 9°00′54″W / 39.447°N 9.015°W | |
Country | Portugal |
Region | Centro |
Intermunic. comm. | Oeste |
District | Leiria |
Municipality | Caldas da Rainha |
Area | |
• Total | 19.98 km2 (7.71 sq mi) |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 3,029 |
• Density | 150/km2 (390/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC±00:00 (WET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+01:00 (WEST) |
Its main economic activities are leather goods industry, construction, agriculture, horticulture, livestock production, trade, but it is its cutlery industry that makes Santa Catarina known internationally.[3]
Villages
edit- Peso
- Vigia
- Cumeira
- Mouraria
- Casal do Rio
- Casal do Bicho
- Quinta da Ferraria
- Casal das Freiras
- Casal dos Nortes
- Casal da Coita
- Portela
- Abrunheira
- Casal da Marinha
- Casal da Azenha
- Casal das Penas
- Mata de Porto Mouro
- Relvas
- Granja Nova
- Casal da Cruz
- Casal Torcano
Cultural Heritage
edit- Parish church
- Mansion-house
- Pillory
- Ancient hillfort
- Public garden
- Mestras forest
- Chapels
External links
edit- Official Website (in Portuguese)
References
edit- ^ "Area (km²) of national territory by Geographic localization (Administrative division); Annual". Instituto Nacional de Estatística (Statistics Portugal). Retrieved 13 May 2014. (Click "Change selection conditions" to choose the parish under Portugal > Leiria > Caldas da Rainha.)
- ^ "Resident population (No.) by Place of residence and Sex; Decennial". Instituto Nacional de Estatística (Statistics Portugal). Retrieved 13 May 2014. (Click "Change selection conditions" to choose the parish under Portugal > Continente > Centro > Oeste > Caldas da Rainha.)
- ^ Freguesia de Santa Catarina Câmara Municipal de Caldas da Rainha
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