Alhandra, São João dos Montes e Calhandriz

Alhandra, São João dos Montes e Calhandriz
Civil parish
Alhandra, São João dos Montes e Calhandriz Location in Portugal
Coordinates: 38.927°N 9.009°W / 38.927; -9.009
Country	Portugal
Region	Lisbon
Metropolitan area	Lisbon
District	Lisbon
Municipality	Vila Franca de Xira
Area
• Total	27.54 km^2 (10.63 sq mi)
Population  (2011)
• Total	12,866
• Density	470/km^2 (1,200/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+00:00 (WET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+01:00 (WEST)

Alhandra, São João dos Montes e Calhandriz is a civil parish in the municipality of Vila Franca de Xira, Portugal. It was formed in 2013 by the merger of the former parishes Alhandra, São João dos Montes and Calhandriz.^[1] The population in 2011 was 12,866,^[2] in an area of 27.54 km².^[3]

Famous Portuguese explorer Afonso de Albuquerque was born in Alhandra.^[4]

References

1. Diário da República. "Law nr. 11-A/2013, page 552 131" (pdf) (in Portuguese). Retrieved 4 August 2014.
2. Instituto Nacional de Estatística (INE), Census 2011 results according to the 2013 administrative division of Portugal
3. "Áreas das freguesias, concelhos, distritos e país". Archived from the original on 2018-11-05. Retrieved 2018-11-05.
4. Cowley, Robert; Parker, Geoffrey (1 December 1996). The Reader's Companion to Military History. Houghton Mifflin. ISBN 9780395669693.