Cercal do Alentejo
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Cercal do Alentejo is a parish
in the municipality
of Santiago do Cacém
with 136.40 kilometers ² and 3 882 inhabitants (2001). Density: 28.5 inhabitants / km ².
It was the municipality seat between 1836 and 1855. It comprises the towns of Cercal, Colos
and Vila Nova de Milfontes
. It had, in 1849, 3 255 people.
Was raised to village
on 20 June 1991 and its name was changed from Cercal to Cercal do Alentejo.
Being located within 15 miles of magnificent beaches of the Alentejo coast, has a temperate climate, which allows it to have one of the most diverse fauna and flora from around the Southwest Alentejo.
Parish
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in the municipality
Municipality
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of Santiago do Cacém
Santiago do Cacém
Santiago do Cacém is a municipality in Portugal with a total area of 1060.0 km² and a total population of 30,305 inhabitants.The municipality is composed of 11 parishes, and is located in Setúbal District....
with 136.40 kilometers ² and 3 882 inhabitants (2001). Density: 28.5 inhabitants / km ².
It was the municipality seat between 1836 and 1855. It comprises the towns of Cercal, Colos
Colos
Colos may refer to:* Colos Parish, a parish in the municipality of Odemira, Portugal*Colos , an Albanian rapper...
and Vila Nova de Milfontes
Vila Nova de Milfontes
Vila Nova de Milfontes is a parish in the Odemira municipality of Portugal. It is cornered between the Atlantic Ocean and the Mira River, in the Sudoeste Alentejano and Costa Vicentina Natural Park.- History :...
. It had, in 1849, 3 255 people.
Was raised to village
Village
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on 20 June 1991 and its name was changed from Cercal to Cercal do Alentejo.
Being located within 15 miles of magnificent beaches of the Alentejo coast, has a temperate climate, which allows it to have one of the most diverse fauna and flora from around the Southwest Alentejo.