Santiago do Cacém

Santiago do Cacém (European Portuguese pronunciation: [sɐ̃tiˈaɣu ðu kɐˈsɐ̃j] ^ⓘ) is a municipality in Setúbal District in Portugal. The population in 2011 was 29,749,^[1] in an area of 1059.69 km².^[2]

The present^[when?] mayor is Álvaro Beijinha, elected by the Unitary Democratic Coalition. The municipal holiday is July 25.

Places of interest

Parishes

Administratively, the municipality is divided into eight civil parishes (freguesias):^[3]

Abela
Alvalade
Cercal do Alentejo
Ermidas-Sado
Santiago do Cacém, Santa Cruz e São Bartolomeu da Serra
Santo André
São Domingos e Vale de Água
São Francisco da Serra

Climate

Gallery

A local church depicting southern Portugal's typical charm.
A local windmill.
Another local church.
The local train station.
Mirobriga's Roman ruins.
Santo André Lagoon.

The local castle

International relations

Santiago do Cacém is twinned with:

Santiago de Compostela, Spain

Notable people

Martim Soares Moreno (ca.1586 in Santiago do Cacém - ca.1648) an explorer in the colony of Brazil
Manuel da Fonseca (1911 in Santiago do Cacém – 1993) a Portuguese writer
Silvino Soares (born 1978 in Santiago do Cacém) a Cape Verdean footballer.
Alberto Louzeiro (born 1982 in Santiago do Cacém) a Portuguese footballer with over 250 club caps
Aurea Sousa (born 1987 in Santiago do Cacém) known as Aurea, a soul, blues, pop, reggae and R&B singer

References

^ Instituto Nacional de Estatística
^ "Áreas das freguesias, concelhos, distritos e país". Archived from the original on 2018-11-05. Retrieved 2018-11-05.
^ Diário da República. "Law nr. 11-A/2013, pages 552 108-109" (pdf) (in Portuguese). Retrieved 30 July 2014.
^ "Plano de Gestão das Bacias Hidrográficas Integradas nas Regiões Hidrográficas 6 e 7" (PDF). APA. p. 117. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
^ "Normais Climatológicas 1971-2000, Alvalade" (PDF). IPMA. Retrieved 18 July 2021.

External links

Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Santiago do Cacém.

Town Hall official website
Photos from Santiago do Cacém