Azambuja

Azambuja
Town of Azambuja
Interactive map of Azambuja
Azambuja
Location in Portugal
Coordinates: 39°04′N 8°52′W / 39.067°N 8.867°W / 39.067; -8.867
Country Portugal
RegionOeste e Vale do Tejo
Intermunic. comm.Lezíria do Tejo
DistrictLisbon
Parishes7
Government
 • PresidentSilvino Lúcio (PS)
Area
 • Total
262.66 km2 (101.41 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total
21,814
 • Density83.050/km2 (215.10/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+00:00 (WET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+01:00 (WEST)
Local holidayAscension Day (date varies)
Websitehttp://www.cm-azambuja.pt

Azambuja (Portuguese pronunciation: [ɐzɐ̃ˈbuʒɐ] ), officially the Town of Azambuja (Portuguese: Vila de Azambuja), is a municipality in the Portuguese district of Lisbon, in the historical region of Ribatejo (and the sole municipality of within the district that does not belong to the historical province of Estremadura). The population in 2011 was 21,814, in an area of 262.66 km2. Until 2004, the municipality was part of the Lisbon Metropolitan Area, when they left the metropolitan area and joined into the NUTS III statistical subregion of Lezíria do Tejo.