Cova da Piedade (European Portuguese: [ˈkɔvɐ ðɐ pjɛˈðaðɨ]) is a former civil parish in the municipality of Almada, Lisbon metropolitan area, Portugal. In 2013, the parish merged into the new parish Almada, Cova da Piedade, Pragal e Cacilhas.[1] The population in 2011 was 19,904,[2] in an area of 1.42 km2.[3] The parish was founded on February 7, 1928.
Cova da Piedade | |
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 Coat of arms | |
  Cova da Piedade Location in Portugal | |
| Coordinates: 38°40′26″N 9°09′22″W / 38.674°N 9.156°W | |
| Country |  Portugal |
| Region | Lisbon |
| Metropolitan area | Lisbon |
| District | Setúbal |
| Municipality | Almada |
| Disbanded | 2013 |
| Area | |
• Total | 1.42 km2 (0.55 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 19,904 |
| • Density | 14,000/km2 (36,000/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+00:00 (WET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+01:00 (WEST) |
| Postal code | 2805 |
| Website | www |
Sites of interest
edit- Fábrica de Moagem do Caramujo
- Palacete António José Gomes
Famous people from Cova da Piedade
editHistoric events
edit- Battle of Cova da Piedade (1833)
References
edit- ^ Diário da República. "Law nr. 11-A/2013, page 552 10" (PDF) (in Portuguese). Retrieved 8 July 2014.
- ^ Instituto Nacional de Estatística
- ^ Eurostat Archived October 7, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
External links
edit- Official website (in Portuguese)
