Azóia
Azóia is a town in the municipality of Sesimbra, parish of Castelo, near Cabo Espichel. Azóia has about 484 residents.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Hamlet with 484 residents
- Description: human settlement in Portugal
- Also known as: “Azoia” and “Azóia, Sesimbra”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Fort São Domingos da Baralha and Cape Espichel Lighthouse.
Fort São Domingos da Baralha
Fort
Photo: José Carlos Oliveira, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Fort São Domingos da Baralha or Baralha Fort is located next to Baleeira beach, between Cape Espichel and Sesimbra, in the District of Setúbal, in Portugal.
Cape Espichel Lighthouse
Lighthouse
Photo: Sacavem, Public domain.
Cape Espichel Lighthouse is situated on the western coast of the civil parish of Castelo, municipality of Sesimbra, in the Setúbal district of Portugal. The lighthouse was built in 1790. Cape Espichel Lighthouse is situated 3 km southwest of Azóia.
Lagosteiros Beach
Beach
Photo: Vitor Oliveira, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Lagosteiros Beach is situated 2½ km west of Azóia.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Cape Espichel.
Cape Espichel
Locality
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Cape Espichel is a cape situated on the western coast of the civil parish of Castelo, municipality of Sesimbra, in the Portuguese district of Setúbal, at the very southwestern corner of the Setubal Peninsula. Cape Espichel is situated 3½ km southwest of Azóia.
Azóia
- Category: locality
- Location: Castelo, Sesimbra, Setúbal District, Portugal, Iberia, Europe
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Latitude
38.42855° or 38° 25′ 43″ northLongitude
-9.18706° or 9° 11′ 13″ westPopulation
484Elevation
160 metres (525 feet)Open location code
8CCGCRH7+C5OpenStreetMap ID
node 1118272971OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamletGeoNames ID
2271272Wikidata ID
Q9641364
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In Other Languages
“Azóia” goes by many names.
- Portuguese: “Azoia (Sesimbra)”
- Portuguese: “Azóia (Sesimbra)”
- Portuguese: “Azóia, sesimbra”
- Portuguese: “Azóia, Sesimbra”
- Portuguese: “Azoia”
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