Torrão
Torrão | |
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Torrão seen from the Hermitage of Nossa Senhora do Bom Sucesso | |
| Coordinates: 38°17′42″N 8°13′26″W / 38.295°N 8.224°W | |
| Country | Portugal |
| Region | Alentejo |
| Intermunic. comm. | Alentejo Litoral |
| District | Setúbal |
| Municipality | Alcácer do Sal |
| Area | |
• Total | 372.39 km2 (143.78 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 2,295 |
| • Density | 6.2/km2 (16/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+00:00 (WET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+01:00 (WEST) |
| Postal code | 7595 |
| Area code | 265 |
| Patron | Nossa Senhora da Assunção |
| Website | http://www.torrao.freguesias.pt/ |
Torrão (European Portuguese: [tuˈʁɐ̃w]) is a civil parish and town, in the municipality of Alcácer do Sal, in the Portuguese district of Setúbal, bordering on the districts of Évora and the Beja. It is crossed by the river Xarrama River. The population in 2011 was 2,295, in an area of 372.39 km2.
In 2012, Torrão was, in terms of area, the third-largest parish in Portugal but, due to a territorial reorganization, since 2013 has been the sixth-largest parish in the country.