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Amadora
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Amadora
Total population
171,454
Demographic figures from INE Portugal. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
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Overview
Amadora, officially City of Amadora, is a city and municipality in the northwest of the Lisbon metropolitan area and 10 km from central Lisbon. The population in 2011 was 175,136, in an area of 23.78 km2. It is the fourth biggest and most densely populated city in Portugal.
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History
There is significant evidence of Neolithic settlements in the municipality. The Necropolis of Carenque consists of three artificial caves that served as tombs from around 3000 BCE. Amadora was originally named Porcalhota, for being a Majorat of the daughter of a man surnamed Porcalho who was called for being a female Porcalhota. The Aqueduto das Águas Livres, which brings water from the Sintra hills to Lisbon, and stretches , was finished in the 1770s and includes the largest masonry arch ever built, located in Campolide — the local coat of arms also displays the aqueduct (like others along its way). At the request of its population, in 1907, a decree issued during King Carlos I reign, merged the communities of Porcalhota, Amadora and Venteira into one town named Amadora. At the present time Amadora does not have any airfield. However, in the 1920s a small airfield (the first in Portugal) was located here. The first flight from Portugal to Brazil left from Amadora. The Captain of the airplane was Adm. Gago Coutinho, a well known Portuguese celebrity. The municipality was formed on 11 September 1979, when it ceased being a parish of the municipality of Oeiras. A few days later, on 17 September, Amadora was granted city status. The former Sorefame railway rolling stock factory was located in Amadora, but was closed in 2004. Most of the carriages for Portuguese Railways built during the second half of the 20th century were constructed here.
Geography
One of the largest urban communities in Portugal, Amadora forms a conurbation with Lisbon, sharing the same subway, bus and train networks. It is dominated by large apartment blocks, commercial parks, industrial areas and some headquarters of international companies. Administratively, the municipality is divided into 6 civil parishes (freguesias): * Águas Livres * Alfragide * Encosta do Sol * Falagueira-Venda Nova * Mina de Água * Venteira
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Geography
Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.
Climate
10-year averages from ERA5 reanalysis (Open-Meteo).
Air quality
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Wildlife & biodiversity
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Notable people from here
People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.
Nearby places in Lisbon
- Ribnjaci1412.7 mi away · pop. 34
- Marino Selo1413.8 mi away · pop. 312
- Poljana1414 mi away · pop. 547
- Antunovac1415.3 mi away · pop. 363
- Brezine1416.2 mi away · pop. 221
- Gaj1416.3 mi away · pop. 324
- Korita1418 mi away · pop. 9
- Brekinska1418.3 mi away · pop. 126
- Kukunjevac1419.3 mi away · pop. 233
- Jagma1419.5 mi away · pop. 41
- Kapetanovo Polje1420.2 mi away · pop. 35
- Toranj1420.2 mi away · pop. 75
Geography & sun
Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.
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Public attention
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Books about Amadora
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Official Identifiers
INE Portugal
- INE ID
- 1115
- Population (Wikidata)
- 171,454
- Wikidata
- Q189166
INE ID via Wikidata P6324
Sources
- • Wikipedia
- • Open-Meteo (ERA5 reanalysis)
- • Wikidata
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
- • Wikipedia Pageviews API
- • Open Library
- • Wikidata SPARQL (CC0) — population, area, elevation, inception, head of government, Commons image
- • INE Portugal — INE ID via Wikidata P6324