Loures
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Loures Municipality (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.
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.
, 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.
with: Armamar
, Portugal
(1993) Maio
, Cape Verde
(1993) Matola
, Mozambique
(1996) Diu, India
(1998)
Municipalities of Portugal
In Portugal, municipality or concelho is the most stable subdivision of Portugal since the foundation of the country.Portugal has an entirely separate system of cities and towns. Cities and towns are located in municipalities, but often do not have the same boundaries, even if built-up is continuous...
to the north of Lisbon
Lisbon
Lisbon is the capital city and largest city of Portugal with a population of 545,245 within its administrative limits on a land area of . The urban area of Lisbon extends beyond the administrative city limits with a population of 3 million on an area of , making it the 9th most populous urban...
. 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
Odivelas Municipality
Odivelas is a municipality located in the district of Lisbon in central Portugal, within the periphery of the city of Lisbon. Its total area is approximately 26.4 km², and encompasses a population of 143,995 inhabitants...
, Sintra
Sintra Municipality
Sintra , located in the central Lisbon Region, is a municipality consisting of several civil parishes and two urbanized cities and known for many of its 19th century Romantic architecture, which resulted in its classification as a UNESCO World Heritage Site...
, Mafra, Arruda dos Vinhos, Vila Franca de Xira and Lisboa.
The seat is the city of Loures
Loures
Loures Municipality 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 . It borders the municipalities of Odivelas, Sintra, Mafra, Arruda dos Vinhos, Vila Franca de Xira...
. The city itself has a population of 15,967.
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 – CaneçasCaneças
Caneças is a Portuguese civil parish in the municipality of Odivelas, a suburb of the Greater Lisbon region....
, Famões
Famões
Famões is a town in Portugal....
, Olival Basto, Póvoa de Santo Adrião and Ramada
Ramada (Odivelas)
Ramada is a parish in the municipality of Odivelas in Portugal. It covers an area of 3.86 km² and had a population of 15,770 as of 2001....
– in 1997, to form itself another municipality), 18 parishes:
- Apelação
- BobadelaBobadelaBobadela is a civil parish in the northern municipality of Botica, with a population of less than 487 inhabitants, occupying an area of 14.7 km² in the northeast that extends into the Serra do Leiranco.-History:...
- Bucelas
- CamarateCamarateCamarate is a civil parish in the municipality Loures, district of Lisbon, Portugal. With a population of 23,000 inhabitants in 2001, the parish of Camarate extends into an area of 5.52 km².-History:...
- Fanhões
- FrielasFrielas- Introduction :Frielas is a parish in the municipality of Loures, District of Lisbon , Portugal....
- Loures
- Lousa
- Moscavide
- PortelaPortela (Loures)Portela is a Portuguese civil parish in the municipality of Loures, in the district of Lisbon .-History:In toponymic terms, Portela gets its name from two Portuguese definitions: portela is derived from a corruption of the Latin portulla or portella, which means small door or entryway, since it...
- Prior VelhoPrior VelhoPrior Velho is a parish in the municipality of Loures, District of Lisbon , Portugal....
- SacavémSacavémSacavém is a Portuguese civil parish , in the municipality of Loures, just a few kilometers northeast of the Portuguese capital, Lisbon. The parish covers an area of , with a population of 17,659 inhabitants...
- Santa Iria de Azóia
- Santo Antão do Tojal
- Santo António dos Cavaleiros
- São João da Talha
- São Julião do Tojal
- Unhos
From these, both Loures and Sacavém are cities, being towns Bobadela
Bobadela
Bobadela is a civil parish in the northern municipality of Botica, with a population of less than 487 inhabitants, occupying an area of 14.7 km² in the northeast that extends into the Serra do Leiranco.-History:...
, Bucelas, Camarate
Camarate
Camarate is a civil parish in the municipality Loures, district of Lisbon, Portugal. With a population of 23,000 inhabitants in 2001, the parish of Camarate extends into an area of 5.52 km².-History:...
, Moscavide, Santa Iria de Azóia, Santo António dos Cavaleiros and São João da Talha.
Twin towns — Sister cities
Loures is twinnedTown twinning
Twin towns and sister cities are two of many terms used to describe the cooperative agreements between towns, cities, and even counties in geographically and politically distinct areas to promote cultural and commercial ties.- Terminology :...
with: Armamar
Armamar
Armamar is a municipality in Portugal with a total area of 117.2 km² and a total population of 7,318 inhabitants. The municipality is composed of nineteen parishes and is located in Viseu District.-Geography:...
, Portugal
Portugal
Portugal , officially the Portuguese Republic is a country situated in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Portugal is the westernmost country of Europe, and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the West and South and by Spain to the North and East. The Atlantic archipelagos of the...
(1993) Maio
Maio, Cape Verde
Maio is the easternmost of the Sotavento islands of Cape Verde. Maio is located south of the islands of Boa Vista and east of Santiago. The island is also known for its large forest, which is unusual for Cape Verde.-Geography:The island covers an area of 269 km²...
, Cape Verde
Cape Verde
The Republic of Cape Verde is an island country, spanning an archipelago of 10 islands located in the central Atlantic Ocean, 570 kilometres off the coast of Western Africa...
(1993) Matola
Matola
Matola is a city in southern Mozambique, which lies 12 kilometers to the west of the country's capital, Maputo. Matola is the capital of Maputo Province and has had its own elected municipal government since 1998. It has a port and also the biggest industrial area in Mozambique...
, Mozambique
Mozambique
Mozambique, officially the Republic of Mozambique , is a country in southeastern Africa bordered by the Indian Ocean to the east, Tanzania to the north, Malawi and Zambia to the northwest, Zimbabwe to the west and Swaziland and South Africa to the southwest...
(1996) Diu, India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
(1998)