Carnaxide
Civil parish in Lisbon, Portugal
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Carnaxide (European Portuguese pronunciation: [kɐɾnɐˈʃiðɨ]) is a former civil parish in the municipality of Oeiras, Portugal. In 2013, the parish merged with Queijas 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 status on 16 August 1991. Having first appeared in official documentation in the 14th century, its existence goes back as far as 13th century.
Carnaxide | |
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 Coat of arms | |
  Carnaxide Location in Portugal | |
| Coordinates: 38°43′N 9°15′W | |
| 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 | 3,980/km2 (10,300/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+00:00 (WET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+01:00 (WEST) |
| Postal code | 2790-047 |
| Website | www |
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.
