Azinhaga

Azinhaga (Portuguese pronunciation: [ɐziˈɲaɣɐ]) is a village and a civil parish in the municipality of Golegã, located in Ribatejo, Portugal. The population in 2011 was 1,620,[1] in an area of 38.21 km².[2] It was the birthplace of the Nobel Prize-winning author José Saramago.

Azinhaga
Coat of arms
Azinhaga
Location in Portugal
Coordinates: 39.347°N 8.532°W / 39.347; -8.532
Country Portugal
RegionAlentejo
Intermunic. comm.Lezíria do Tejo
DistrictSantarém
MunicipalityGolegã
Area
  Total38.21 km2 (14.75 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
  Total1,620
  Density42/km2 (110/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC±00:00 (WET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+01:00 (WEST)

References

  1. Instituto Nacional de Estatística (INE), Census 2011 results according to the 2013 administrative division of Portugal
  2. "Áreas das freguesias, concelhos, distritos e país". Archived from the original on 2018-11-05. Retrieved 2018-11-05.



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