Torres Vedras

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Torres Vedras
Flag of Torres Vedras
Municipal flag
Coat of arms of Torres Vedras
Municipal coat of arms
Location of Torres Vedras
Location  
 - Country Flag of Portugal Portugal
 - Region Centro
 - Subregion Oeste
 - District or A.R. Lisbon
Mayor Carlos Soares Miguel
 - Party PS
Area 407.1 km²
Population
 - Total 75,494
 - Density 185/km²
No. of parishes 20
Coordinates 39º05'N 9º16'W
Municipal holiday
November 11
Website: http://www.cm-tvedras.pt

Torres Vedras (pron. IPA: ['toʁɨʃ 'vɛdɾɐʃ]) is a city and a municipality in the district of Lisbon, Portugal, about 50 km north of Lisbon.

The municipality covers an area of 405.89 km² distributed over 20 freguesias. It borders to Lourinhã to the north, Alenquer to the east, Sobral de Monte Agraço to the southeast, Mafra to the south and the Atlantic Ocean to the west.

To the south of the municipality run the lines of Torres Vedras, constructed on the orders of the Duke of Wellington in 1809-10.

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[edit] Parishes

The municipality is subdivided into 20 parishes.

  • A dos Cunhados
  • Campelos
  • Carmões
  • Carvoeira
  • Dois Portos
  • Freiria
  • Maceira
  • Matacães
  • Maxial
  • Monte Redondo
  • Outeiro da Cabeça
  • Ponte do Rol
  • Ramalhal
  • Runa
  • Santa Maria do Castelo e São Miguel (Torres Vedras)
  • São Pedro da Cadeira
  • São Pedro e Santiago (Torres Vedras)
  • Silveira
  • Turcifal
  • Ventosa

[edit] Coat of arms

The coat of arms shows the flagged and roofed castle on red ground. Above the castle is the Portuguese coat of arms, with one star to each side. A mural crown above with five towers symbolizes the city rank. Below is a white scroll with the words CIDADE DE TORRES VEDRAS (Torres Vedras city).

[edit] Population

The municipality has a very dispersed demographics, with 21 urban agglomerates, of which most have less than 200 inhabitants. The resident population in the city of Torres Vedras (20.000 inhabitants in the two urban parishes) represents about 25% of the population of the concelho.

Altogether the municipality has a population of 30,000, with a population density of 178 per km². The population growth between 1991 to 2001 was 7.5%.

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