Loures Municipality

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Loures
Municipality

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Location in Portugal
Coordinates: 38°50′N 9°10′W / 38.833°N 9.167°W / 38.833; -9.167Coordinates: 38°50′N 9°10′W / 38.833°N 9.167°W / 38.833; -9.167
Country  Portugal
Region Lisboa
Subregion Grande Lisboa Subregion
District/A.R. Lisbon
Government
 • Mayor Carlos Teixeira (PS)
Area
 • Total 169.3 km2 (65.4 sq mi)
Population
 • Total 199,231
 • Density 1,177/km2 (3,050/sq mi)
Parishes (no.) 18
Municipal holiday
July 26
Website http://www.cm-loures.pt

Loures Municipality (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈlowɾɨʃ]) is a municipality to the north of Lisbon. Created on 26 July 1886 by a royal decree, the municipality currently occupies an area of 169 km² and has about 200,000 inhabitants (2001). It borders the municipalities of Odivelas, Sintra, Mafra, Arruda dos Vinhos, Vila Franca de Xira and Lisboa.

The seat is the city of Loures. The city itself has a population of 15,967.[1]

The municipality is basically divided in three areas: the rustic one, to the north (the parishes of Lousa, Fanhões, Bucelas, Santo Antão do Tojal and São Julião do Tojal), the urban one, to the south (Frielas, Loures and Santo António dos Cavaleiros) and the urban-industrial, to the east (Apelação, Bobadela, Camarate, Moscavide, Portela de Sacavém, Prior Velho, Sacavém, Santa Iria de Azóia, São João da Talha and Unhos).

In this eastern area, the ten local parishes claim to be independent from Loures, and form its own municipality set in the town of Sacavém. This struggle dates from the beginnings of the Portuguese Republic, and has a very strong support among the local population.

Parishes

The municipality comprises actually (after the secession of Odivelas and six other parishes – Caneças, Famões, Olival Basto, Póvoa de Santo Adrião and Ramada – in 1997, to form itself another municipality), 18 parishes:

From these, both Loures and Sacavém are cities, being towns Bobadela, Bucelas, Camarate, Moscavide, Santa Iria de Azóia, Santo António dos Cavaleiros and São João da Talha.

International relations

Main article: List of twin towns and sister cities in Portugal

Twin towns — Sister cities

Loures is twinned with:

References

  1. ↑ UMA POPULAÇÃO QUE SE URBANIZA, Uma avaliação recente - Cidades, 2004 Nuno Pires Soares, Instituto Geográfico Português (Geographic Institute of Portugal)

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