Portela (Loures)

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Portela (Portela de Sacavém)

Parish coat of arms
Municipality	Loures
Area	0.95 km²
Population
- Total	15,441 2001
- Density	17,546/km²
Website: http://www.jf-portela.pt

Portela (pron. IPA: [puɾ'tɛlɐ]), also known as Portela de Sacavém, is a parish (freguesia) in the municipality (concelho) of Loures, District of Lisbon (Lisboa), Portugal.

In toponymic terms, 'Portela' is a noun literally meaning "entryway". Portela (de Sacavém) thus came to represent the area between Lisbon and Sacavém. In the 1960s, this parcel of land, formerly occupied by farms, was intensively urbanized in the form of symmetrically ordered blocks of twelve-floor buildings with a rounded shopping area in the center.

Portela airport in Lisbon is named after Portela for its close proximity to this parish (freguesia), formally created in 1985. It offers elementary to high school and sports facilities. A swimming pool is currently under construction.

[edit] External links

Junta de Freguesia da Portela (Portuguese)
Imobi.pt - Real Estate Agent for this Area (Imobiliária) (Portuguese)

v • d • e Parishes of Loures municipality

Apelação \| Bobadela \| Bucelas \| Camarate \| Fanhões \| Frielas \| Loures \| Lousa \| Moscavide \| Portela \| Prior Velho \| Sacavém \| Santa Iria de Azóia \| Santo Antão do Tojal \| Santo António dos Cavaleiros \| São João da Talha \| São Julião do Tojal \| Unhos