Cadafais () is a former

civil parish In England, a civil parish is a type of administrative parish used for local government. It is a territorial designation which is the lowest tier of local government. Civil parishes can trace their origin to the ancient system of parishes, w ...

, located in the

municipality A municipality is usually a single administrative division having municipal corporation, corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality' ...

of Alenquer, in western

Portugal Portugal, officially the Portuguese Republic, is a country on the Iberian Peninsula in Southwestern Europe. Featuring Cabo da Roca, the westernmost point in continental Europe, Portugal borders Spain to its north and east, with which it share ...

. In 2013, the parish merged into the new parish Carregado e Cadafais. It covers 9.29 km² in area, with 1687 inhabitants as of 2001.Instituto Nacional de Estatística (Portugal)
/ref>

References

Former parishes of Alenquer, Portugal {{Lisbon-geo-stub