Carregado
Civil parish in Oeste e Vale do Tejo, Portugal
Carregado (European Portuguese pronunciation: [kɐʁɨˈɣaðu]) is a former civil parish, located in the municipality of Alenquer, in western Portugal. In 2013, the parish merged into the new parish Carregado e Cadafais. It has a population of 9,066 inhabitants and a total area of 15.52 km2. The town is a north-east exurb of Lisbon.
The railway between Carregado and Lisbon was the first line to be built in Portugal; it opened in 1856.
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