Santa Catarina
Civil parish
Santa Catarina is located in Portugal
Santa Catarina
Santa Catarina
Location in Portugal
Coordinates: 39°26′49″N 9°00′54″W / 39.447°N 9.015°W / 39.447; -9.015
Country Portugal
RegionCentro
Intermunic. comm.Oeste
DistrictLeiria
MunicipalityCaldas da Rainha
Area
 • Total19.98 km2 (7.71 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total3,029
 • Density150/km2 (390/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC±00:00 (WET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+01:00 (WEST)

Santa Catarina is one of twelve civil parishes (freguesias) in the municipality of Caldas da Rainha, Portugal. The civil parish has an area of 19.98 square kilometres (7.71 sq mi)[1] and had a population of 3,029 at the 2011 census.[2]

Its main economic activities are leather goods industry, construction, agriculture, horticulture, livestock production, trade, but it is its cutlery industry that makes Santa Catarina known internationally.[3]

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References

  1. ^ "Area (km²) of national territory by Geographic localization (Administrative division); Annual". Instituto Nacional de Estatística (Statistics Portugal). Retrieved 13 May 2014. (Click "Change selection conditions" to choose the parish under Portugal > Leiria > Caldas da Rainha.)
  2. ^ "Resident population (No.) by Place of residence and Sex; Decennial". Instituto Nacional de Estatística (Statistics Portugal). Retrieved 13 May 2014. (Click "Change selection conditions" to choose the parish under Portugal > Continente > Centro > Oeste > Caldas da Rainha.)
  3. ^ Freguesia de Santa Catarina Câmara Municipal de Caldas da Rainha



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