Alfragide

Alfragide
Parish
Alfragide
Coordinates: 38°44′02″N 9°13′05″W / 38.734°N 9.218°W / 38.734; -9.218Coordinates: 38°44′02″N 9°13′05″W / 38.734°N 9.218°W / 38.734; -9.218
Country Portugal
Region Lisbon
Subregion Grande Lisboa
Metropolitan area Lisbon
District Lisbon
Municipality Amadora
Area
  Total 2.51 km2 (0.97 sq mi)
Population (2011)
  Total 17,044
  Density 6,800/km2 (18,000/sq mi)

Alfragide (Portuguese pronunciation: [aɫfɾɐˈʒidɨ]) is a parish in Amadora Municipality. The population in 2011 was 17,044,[1] in an area of 2.51 km².[2]

Its patron is Our Lady of Fatima.

In the extreme south of the parish is located in the first IKEA store in Portugal as part of a major shopping areas of Lisbon. This shopping area also extends to the parishes of Buraca and, specially, Carnaxide (Oeiras).

References

  1. Instituto Nacional de Estatística (INE), Census 2011 results according to the 2013 administrative division of Portugal
  2. Direção-Geral do Território
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