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Caxias

Caxias is a former civil parish in the municipality of , Portugal. In 2013, the parish merged into the new parish Oeiras e São Julião da Barra, Paço de Arcos e Caxias. The population in 2011 was 9,007, in an area of 3.41 km².
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Caxias railway station and Gibalta Lighthouse.

Railway station
Photo: GualdimG, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Lighthouse
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The is an active Portuguese lighthouse located at , about 10 km west of the centre of . It is a white cylindrical tower with dome and red veins, with illumination being supplied by a red fluorescent light.

Prison
The , also referred to as the Fort of Caxias and the Fort-prison of Caxias, is located in the parish of Caxias, in the municipality of in the Lisbon district of .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Porto Salvo and Núcleo Urbano Histórico de Leceia.

Town
Photo: Vicentetavora, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a town, which is situated 3½ km northwest of Caxias.

Neighborhood
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is a neighborhood, which is situated 3½ km north of Caxias.

Town
Photo: Ribeiroa, Public domain.
is a former civil parish in the municipality of , Portugal. In 2013, the parish merged into the new parish . The population in 2011 was 25,911, in an area of 6.51 km2. is situated 3½ km northeast of Caxias.

Caxias

Latitude
38.69836° or 38° 41′ 54″ north
Longitude
-9.27168° or 9° 16′ 18″ west
Population
9,010
Elevation
32 metres (105 feet)
United Nations Location Code
PT CAX
Open location code
8CCGMPXH+88
Open­Street­Map ID
node 891706121
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
2269449
Wiki­data ID
Q33210
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In Other Languages

From Asturian to Ukrainian—“Caxias” goes by many names.
  • Asturian: “Caxias”
  • Cebuano: “Caxias (parokya)”
  • Cebuano: “Caxias”
  • Chechen: “Кашиаш”
  • Chinese: “Caxias”
  • Dutch: “Caxias (Oeiras)”
  • Dutch: “Caxias”
  • French: “Caxias”
  • German: “Caxias”
  • Irish: “Caxias”
  • Italian: “Caxias”
  • Kazakh: “Кашиаш”
  • Malay: “Caxias, Oeiras”
  • Malay: “Caxias”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Caxias”
  • Polish: “Caxias”
  • Portuguese: “Caxias”
  • Portuguese: “Freguesia de Caxias”
  • Russian: “Кашиаш”
  • Spanish: “Caxias (Oeiras)”
  • Spanish: “Caxias”
  • Tatar: “Кашиаш”
  • Turkish: “Caxias”
  • Ukrainian: “Кашіаш”

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Forte de Nossa Senhora do Vale and Praia de Caxias.

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Caxias”. Photo: Carlos Luis M C da Cruz, Public domain.