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Bombarral
EntityQ891820· pop 26· linked from 58 articles

Also known as Bombarral Municipality

Bombarral () is a Portuguese municipality in the Oeste region, historical province of Estremadura, and the Leiria district. The population in 2011 was 13,193, in an area of . It includes four civil parishes () that provide local services.

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Within Vinony's link graph, Bombarral is referenced by 58 other articles, and connects out to Óbidos, Caldas da Rainha and Lourinhã.

The entry is geolocated on the map in adm1st_region, across 2 mapped points.

Vinony files it under Municipalities of Leiria District and Populated places in Oeste e Vale do Tejo.

Its subject is documented across 25 Wikipedia language editions.

Key facts

Portuguese subdivision.type
municipality
Portuguese subdivision.official_name
Bombarral
Portuguese subdivision.image_flag
Pt-bbr1.png
Portuguese subdivision.flag_border
no
Portuguese subdivision.image_shield
BBR.png
Portuguese subdivision.image_skyline
Serra de Montejunto2.jpg
Portuguese subdivision.image_caption
The view from the Serra de Montejunto, overlooking Bombarral
Portuguese subdivision.mapframe
yes
Portuguese subdivision.mapframe zoom
10
Portuguese subdivision.mapframe point
none
Portuguese subdivision.region
Oeste e Vale do Tejo
Portuguese subdivision.CIM
Oeste
Portuguese subdivision.district
Leiria
Portuguese subdivision.parishes
4
Portuguese subdivision.leader_name
José Manuel Vieira
Portuguese subdivision.elevation
34
Portuguese subdivision.area_total
91.29
Portuguese subdivision.population_as_of
2011

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Wikidata facts

Official name
Bombarral
Population
13856
Area
91.29
Elevation
30
Official website
www.cm-bombarral.pt
Image
Bombarral.jpg
Dialing code
262
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Commons category
Bombarral
postal code
2540
native label
Bombarral
P8168
Bucyrus
email address
mailto:[email protected]
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Encyclopedic overview

9 sections
Contents
  • History
  • Geography
  • Physical geography
  • Human geography
  • Twin towns — Sister cities
  • Economy
  • Notable people
  • References
  • External links

Bombarral () is a Portuguese municipality in the Oeste region, historical province of Estremadura, and the Leiria district. The population in 2011 was 13,193, in an area of . It includes four civil parishes () that provide local services.

==History== 220px|left|thumb|Painting of the Battle of Roliça, showing French troops in the hilltops attacking the much larger British force in the valley It is known that the area of Bombarral was occupied during the geological period, and there exist vestiges of human settlement throughout the municipality, including pre-historic remnants in Gruta Nova, Lapa do Suão and the Neolithic fortifications of Columbeira and the Castro de São Mamede.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Bombarral” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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