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Sesimbra
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Also known as Sesimbra Municipality

Sesimbra () is a municipality of Portugal, in the Setúbal District, lying at the foothills of the Serra da Arrábida, a mountain range between Setúbal and Sesimbra. Due to its particular position at the Setúbal Bay, near the mouth of the Sado River and its natural harbour, it is an important fishing town. The population in 2011 was 49,500, in an area of 195.47 km². The present Mayor is Francisco Jesus.

Key facts

Portuguese subdivision.type
municipality
Portuguese subdivision.official_name
Sesimbra
Portuguese subdivision.image_flag
Pt-ssb1.png
Portuguese subdivision.flag_border
no
Portuguese subdivision.image_shield
SSB.png
Portuguese subdivision.image_skyline
Sesimbra vista geral edited.JPG
Portuguese subdivision.image_caption
View of Sesimbra
Portuguese subdivision.map_caption
Interactive map of Sesimbra
Portuguese subdivision.region
Lisbon
Portuguese subdivision.metro
Lisbon
Portuguese subdivision.district
Setúbal
Portuguese subdivision.leader_party
CDU
Portuguese subdivision.leader_name
Francisco Jesus
Portuguese subdivision.area_total_km2
195.47
Portuguese subdivision.population_total
49,500
Portuguese subdivision.population_as_of
2011
Portuguese subdivision.parishes
3
Portuguese subdivision.holiday
May 4

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Encyclopedic overview

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  • Twin towns - Sister cities
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Sesimbra () is a municipality of Portugal, in the Setúbal District, lying at the foothills of the Serra da Arrábida, a mountain range between Setúbal and Sesimbra. Due to its particular position at the Setúbal Bay, near the mouth of the Sado River and its natural harbour, it is an important fishing town. The population in 2011 was 49,500, in an area of 195.47 km². The present Mayor is Francisco Jesus.

==General information== Besides professional fishing and sport fishing (mainly of swordfish), the most significant revenues in Sesimbra come from tourism. The town is known for its beaches, fish restaurants and nightlife.

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

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