Carnaxide
Civil parish
Coat of arms
Carnaxide Location in Portugal
Coordinates: 38°43′N 9°15′W / 38.717°N 9.250°W / 38.717; -9.250
Country	Portugal
Region	Lisbon
Metropolitan area	Lisbon
District	Lisbon
Municipality	Oeiras
Disbanded	2013
Area
• Total	6.51 km2 (2.51 sq mi)
Population  (2011)
• Total	25,911
• Density	4,000/km2 (10,000/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC±00:00 (WET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+01:00 (WEST)
Postal code	2790-047
Website	http://www.jf-carnaxide.pt

Carnaxide (Portuguese pronunciation: [kɐɾnɐˈʃiðɨ]) is a former civil parish in the municipality of Oeiras, Portugal. In 2013, the parish merged into the new parish Carnaxide e Queijas.^[1] The population in 2011 was 25,911,^[2] in an area of 6.51 km².^[3] It was elevated to town on August 16, 1991. Having first appeared in official documentation in the 14th century, its existence goes back as far as 13th century.

Economy

Its principal economic activities reside in the presence of large international companies like EFACEC, Sumol + Compal (former Sumol), and Mota-Engil, and in the strong reliance on the small commerce. Also localized there are Sociedade Independente de Comunicação (SIC) television station and the business parks Parque Suécia, NeoPark and Parque Holanda.