Tramagal

Tramagal
Tramagal is located in Portugal
Tramagal
Tramagal
Location in Portugal
Coordinates: 39°27′04″N 8°14′49″W / 39.451°N 8.247°W / 39.451; -8.247
Country Portugal
RegionOeste e Vale do Tejo
Intermunic. comm.Médio Tejo
DistrictSantarém
MunicipalityAbrantes
Area
 • Total24.10 km2 (9.31 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total3,500
 • Density150/km2 (380/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+00:00 (WET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+01:00 (WEST)

Tramagal is a Portuguese freguesia ("civil parish"), located in Abrantes Municipality, in Santarém District. The population in 2011 was 3,500,[1] in an area of 24.10 km2.[2] The parish is the third-most populous in the municipality.

Economy

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Tramagal is the seat of a historical ironworks, originally called Metalúrgica Duarte Ferreira, which was later acquired by Mitsubishi's truck division Fuso, majority owned by the Daimler Truck group. In the 1960s the factory produced, under licence, Berliet trucks for the Portuguese military. As of 2023, it hosts European production of the eCanter electric light truck.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Instituto Nacional de Estatística (INE), Census 2011 results according to the 2013 administrative division of Portugal
  2. ^ Áreas das freguesias, concelhos, distritos e país
  3. ^ "A hora e meia de Lisboa fabrica-se um camião a cada oito minutos". 3 June 2023.