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Santiago do Cacém

Santiago do Cacém
Municipality
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Flag of Santiago do Cacém
Flag
Coat of arms of Santiago do Cacém
Coat of arms
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Coordinates: 38°01′N 8°42′W / 38.017°N 8.700°W / 38.017; -8.700Coordinates: 38°01′N 8°42′W / 38.017°N 8.700°W / 38.017; -8.700
Country  Portugal
Region Alentejo
Subregion Alentejo Litoral
Intermunic. comm. Alentejo Litoral
District Setúbal
Parishes 8
Government
 • President Vítor Proença (CDU)
Area
 • Total 1,059.69 km2 (409.15 sq mi)
Population (2011)
 • Total 29,749
 • Density 28/km2 (73/sq mi)
Time zone WET/WEST (UTC+0/+1)
Website www.cm-santiagocacem.pt

Santiago do Cacém (Portuguese pronunciation: [sɐ̃tiˈaɣu ðu kɐˈsɐ̃j] or [sɐ̃tiˈaɡu du kɐˈsẽj]) is a municipality in Setúbal District in Portugal. The population in 2011 was 29,749, in an area of 1059.69 km².

The present mayor is Vitor Manuel Caro Proença, elected by the Unitarian Democratic Coalition. The municipal holiday is July 25.

Administratively, the municipality is divided into eight civil parishes (freguesias):

A local church depicting southern Portugal's typical charm.

A local windmill.

Another local church.

The local trainstation.

The local castle.

Mirobriga's Roman ruins.

Santo André Lagoon.

Santiago do Cacém is twinned with: Spain Santiago de Compostela, Spain


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