Alvalade (Lisbon)

Alvalade
Parish

Coat of arms
Alvalade
Coordinates: 38°44′49″N 9°08′10″W / 38.747°N 9.136°WCoordinates: 38°44′49″N 9°08′10″W / 38.747°N 9.136°W
Country Portugal
Region Lisbon
Subregion Grande Lisboa
Metropolitan area Lisbon
District Lisbon
Municipality Lisbon
Area
  Total 5.34 km2 (2.06 sq mi)
Population (2011)
  Total 31,813
  Density 6,000/km2 (15,000/sq mi)

Alvalade (Portuguese pronunciation: [aɫvɐˈladɨ]) is a Portuguese parish, located in the municipality of Lisbon. The population in 2011 was 31,813,[1] in an area of 5.34 km².[2]

With the 2012 Administrative Reform, the former Campo Grande and São João de Brito parishes merged with the Alvalade parish and the new and larger one kept the latter's name.[3]

References

  1. Instituto Nacional de Estatística (INE), Census 2011 results according to the 2013 administrative division of Portugal
  2. Direção-Geral do Território
  3. Diário da República. "Law nr. 56/2012, pages 6454-6460" (PDF) (in Portuguese). Retrieved 21 November 2014.

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