Caparica

Caparica
Civil parish
Coat of arms
Caparica Location in Portugal
Coordinates: 38°39′50″N 9°12′00″W / 38.664°N 9.200°W / 38.664; -9.200
Country	Portugal
Region	Lisbon
Metropolitan area	Lisbon
District	Setúbal
Municipality	Almada
Disbanded	2013
Area
• Total	11.02 km2 (4.25 sq mi)
Population  (2011)
• Total	20,454
• Density	1,900/km2 (4,800/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC±00:00 (WET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+01:00 (WEST)
Postal code	P-2825
Website	www.jf-caparica.pt

Caparica is a former civil parish in the municipality (concelho) of Almada, Lisbon metropolitan area, Portugal. In 2013, the parish merged with the civil parish of Trafaria into the new parish Caparica e Trafaria.^[1] The population in 2011 was 20,454,^[2] in an area of 11.02 km².^[3]

Caparica is situated on the Setúbal Peninsula, south of the Tagus River. On the opposite bank of the Tagus lies Belém, a civil parish of Lisbon. Caparica lies west of the central part of Almada Municipality and west of the 25 de Abril Bridge.

The name Caparica is probably derived from the Latin word capparis, which means caper. Caparica may have been founded during the Roman conquest of the Iberian Peninsula. It became a parish in 1472, and it became a town on September 27, 1985.

The parish of Caparica includes the following localities:

• Convent of the Capuchins
• Church of Nossa Senhora do Monte de Caparica
• Forte de São Sebastião da Caparica

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