Santiago do Cacém, officially the City of Santiago do Cacém, is a city and a municipality in Setúbal District in Portugal. The population in 2011 was 29,749,Instituto Nacional de Estatística in an area of 1059.69 km2.
The present mayor is Álvaro Beijinha, elected by the Unitary Democratic Coalition. The municipal holiday is July 25.
Places of interest Harmonia Society Park Rio da Figueira Miróbriga Ruins Castelo de Santiago do Cacém Santiago do Cacém Railway Station
Parishes Administratively, the municipality is divided into eight civil parishes (freguesias): Abela Alvalade Cercal do Alentejo Ermidas-Sado Santiago do Cacém, Santa Cruz e São Bartolomeu da Serra Santo André São Domingos e Vale de Água São Francisco da Serra
Climate
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International relations
Santiago do Cacém is twinned with: Santiago de Compostela, Spain
Notable people Martim Soares Moreno (ca.1586 in Santiago do Cacém - ca.1648) an explorer in the colony of Brazil Manuel da Fonseca (1911 in Santiago do Cacém – 1993) a Portuguese writer Silvino Soares (born 1978 in Santiago do Cacém) a Cape Verdean footballer. Alberto Louzeiro (born 1982 in Santiago do Cacém) a Portuguese footballer with over 250 club caps Aurea Sousa (born 1987 in Santiago do Cacém) known as Aurea, a soul, blues, pop, reggae and R&B singer
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External links
Town Hall official website Photos from Santiago do Cacém