Santiago do Cacém
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Santiago do Cacém is a municipality in Portugal
Portugal
Portugal , officially the Portuguese Republic is a country situated in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Portugal is the westernmost country of Europe, and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the West and South and by Spain to the North and East. The Atlantic archipelagos of the...

 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.

The present Mayor is Vitor Manuel Caro Proença, elected by the Unitarian Democratic Coalition
Unitarian Democratic Coalition
The Democratic Unity Coalition is an electoral and political coalition between the Portuguese Communist Party and the Ecologist Party "The Greens"...

.

The municipal holiday is July 25.

Parishes

  • Abela
  • Alvalade
  • Cercal do Alentejo
    Cercal do Alentejo
    Cercal do Alentejo is a parish in the municipality of Santiago do Cacém with 136.40 kilometers ² and 3 882 inhabitants . Density: 28.5 inhabitants / km ²....

  • Ermidas-Sado
  • Santa Cruz
  • Santiago do Cacém
  • Santo André
    Santo André (Santiago do Cacém)
    Vila Nova de Santo André , usually just called Santo André, is a city located near the Atlantic Ocean and belonging to the municipality of Santiago do Cacém, Alentejo Litoral, in Portugal....

  • São Bartolomeu da Serra
  • São Domingos
  • São Francisco da Serra
  • Vale de Água

Twin towns — sister cities

Santiago do Cacém is twinned
Town twinning
Twin towns and sister cities are two of many terms used to describe the cooperative agreements between towns, cities, and even counties in geographically and politically distinct areas to promote cultural and commercial ties.- Terminology :...

 with:

  Santiago de Compostela
Santiago de Compostela
Santiago de Compostela is the capital of the autonomous community of Galicia, Spain.The city's Cathedral is the destination today, as it has been throughout history, of the important 9th century medieval pilgrimage route, the Way of St. James...

, Spain
Spain
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