Amadora facts for kids
Quick facts for kids
Amadora
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Municipality
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Aventura Park, Amadora.
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Location in Portugal
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 Amadora
Location in Portugal
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| Country |  Portugal |
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| Region | Lisbon | ||
| Subregion | Greater Lisbon | ||
| District/A.R. | Lisbon | ||
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| • Total | 23.8 km2 (9.2 sq mi) | ||
| Population | |||
| • Total | 176,239 | ||
| • Density | 7,405/km2 (19,180/sq mi) | ||
| Parishes (no.) | 11 | ||
| Municipal holiday | September 11 |
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| Website | http://www.cm-amadora.pt | ||
Amadora is a city and a municipality in Portugal. The city and municipality has 175,872 people in eleven freguesias (parishes). It has an area of 23.77 square kilometres. It is the most densely populated municipality of Portugal.
It is a suburb of Lisbon, and both cities share the same subway, bus and train network. It is a residential city, and the landscape includes apartments, parks and industrial areas. Amadora also has immigrants from Angola, Cape Verde and Brazil.
Each year, Amadora organizes the Amadora International Comics Festival.
Parishes
- Alfornelos
- Alfragide
- Brandoa
- Buraca
- Damaia
- Falagueira
- Mina
- Reboleira
- São Brás
- Venda Nova
- Venteira
Images for kids
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Marcelino da Mata, 1969
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Rui Costa, 2007
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CRIL (Circular Regional Interior de Lisboa) in Amadora, Lisbon
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Condos in the parish of Alfragide
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Centro Ciência Viva da Amadora, Lisbon
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Amadora, Lisbon Region
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Damaia Main Train Station, Amadora
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Amadora, Lisbon
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Lisbon Metro in Alfornelos, Amadora
See also
In Spanish: Amadora para niños
