Alcochete

Alcochete () is a municipality in Portugal. The population in 2011 was 17,569, in an area of 128.36 km². The municipality is composed of three parishes and is located in Setúbal District.

Key facts

Portuguese subdivision.type: municipality
Portuguese subdivision.official_name: Alcochete
Portuguese subdivision.image_flag: Pt-ach1.png
Portuguese subdivision.flag_border: no
Portuguese subdivision.image_shield: Vila_de_Alcochete_(brasão).png
Portuguese subdivision.image_skyline: Alcochete 2013-3.jpg
Portuguese subdivision.image_caption: View of the old part of the city of Alcochete.
Portuguese subdivision.mapframe: yes
Portuguese subdivision.mapframe zoom: 10
Portuguese subdivision.region: Lisbon
Portuguese subdivision.metro: Lisbon
Portuguese subdivision.district: Setúbal
Portuguese subdivision.leader_party: PS
Portuguese subdivision.leader_name: Fernando Pinto
Portuguese subdivision.area_total_km2: 128.36
Portuguese subdivision.population_total: 17,569
Portuguese subdivision.population_as_of: 2011
Portuguese subdivision.parishes: 3

via Wikipedia infobox

Wikidata facts

Population: 17569
Area: 128.36
Elevation: 11
Official website: www.cm-alcochete.pt
Image: Alcochete 2013-1.jpg

Show 5 more facts

Commons category: Alcochete
postal code: 2890
P8168: Rachlin
email address: mailto:[email protected]
contact page URL: www.cm-alcochete.pt/municipio/camara-municipal/localizacao-e-contactos

Sources (8)

via Wikidata · CC0

~2 min read

Article

5 sections

Contents

Demographics
Parishes
Notable people
External links
References

Alcochete () is a municipality in Portugal. The population in 2011 was 17,569, in an area of 128.36 km². The municipality is composed of three parishes and is located in Setúbal District.

Alcochete is known for its bullfighting tradition and its proximity to the second-longest bridge in Europe, the Vasco da Gama Bridge.