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Cartaxo (pron.
Pronunciation

"Pronunciation" refers to the way a word or a language is usually spoken, or the manner in which someone utters a word. If someone said to have "correct pronunciation," then it refers to both within a particular dialect....
 ) is a municipality in Portugal
Portugal

Portugal , officially the Portuguese Republic , is a country on the Iberian Peninsula. Located in southwestern Europe, Portugal is the westernmost country of mainland Europe and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the west and south and by Spain to the north and east....
 with a total area of 158.2 km² and a total population of 24,465 inhabitants. The city itself has a population of 9,507.

The municipality is composed of 8 parishes, and is located in the district of Santarém
Santarém (district)

The Districts of Portugal of Santar?m is located in Central Portugal, the District Capital is the city of Santar?m.It has an area of 6747 km? , and a population of 475,344 inhabitants....
.

The present Mayor is Paulo Simões Caldas, elected by the Socialist Party.

The municipal holiday is Ascension Day.








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Cartaxo (pron.
Pronunciation

"Pronunciation" refers to the way a word or a language is usually spoken, or the manner in which someone utters a word. If someone said to have "correct pronunciation," then it refers to both within a particular dialect....
 ) is a municipality in Portugal
Portugal

Portugal , officially the Portuguese Republic , is a country on the Iberian Peninsula. Located in southwestern Europe, Portugal is the westernmost country of mainland Europe and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the west and south and by Spain to the north and east....
 with a total area of 158.2 km² and a total population of 24,465 inhabitants. The city itself has a population of 9,507.

The municipality is composed of 8 parishes, and is located in the district of Santarém
Santarém (district)

The Districts of Portugal of Santar?m is located in Central Portugal, the District Capital is the city of Santar?m.It has an area of 6747 km? , and a population of 475,344 inhabitants....
.

The present Mayor is Paulo Simões Caldas, elected by the Socialist Party.

The municipal holiday is Ascension Day.

Parishes


  • Cartaxo
  • Ereira
  • Lapa
  • Pontével
  • Valada
  • Vale da Pedra
  • Vale da Pinta
  • Vila Chã de Ourique


People from Cartaxo


  • Marcelino Mesquita, playwright
  • José Tagarro, painter
  • José Maria Nicolau, cyclist (1908-1969)
  • Marco Chagas
    Marco Chagas

    Marco Chagas is a Portugal former professional racing cyclist. He is one of the best Portuguese cyclists, having won 4 times the Volta a Portugal, in 1982, 1983, 1985 and 1986....
    , cyclist (born in the parish of Pontével, 1956)
  • Rui Silva
    Rui Silva

    Rui Silva is a Portuguese athlete, who represents Sporting Clube de Portugal. As a distance runner, he specializes at the 1500m and 3000m events although he has at times run the 800 metres as well....
    , olympic athlete (born in Santarém, 1977; raised in Cartaxo)
  • The rock band Qwentin
    Qwentin

    Qwentin is a Portugal rock band formed in Cartaxo in 2003. It consists of Drepopoulos Qwentinsson , Gospodar Qwentinsson , Morloch Qwentinsson , Qweon Qwentinsson and B?r?ny Qwentinsson ....
     is from Cartaxo (2003).
  • The punk rock band Defying Control is from Cartaxo (2003).


See also

  • Cartaxo IPR
    Cartaxo IPR

    Cartaxo is a Portuguese wine region centered around the town of Cartaxo and overlapping the Estremadura and Ribatejo regions. The region has the second tier Indica??o de Proveniencia Regulamentada classification and maybe some day promoted to Denomina??o de Origem Controlada ....


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