Campolide

Campolide
Parish
Campolide railway station
Coat of arms
Campolide
Coordinates: 38°43′37″N 9°09′43″W / 38.727°N 9.162°WCoordinates: 38°43′37″N 9°09′43″W / 38.727°N 9.162°W
Country	Portugal
Region	Lisbon
Subregion	Grande Lisboa
Metropolitan area	Lisbon
District	Lisbon
Municipality	Lisbon
Area
• Total	2.77 km^2 (1.07 sq mi)
Population (2011)
• Total	15,460
• Density	5,600/km^2 (14,000/sq mi)
Website	http://www.jfcampolide.com/

Campolide is a Portuguese civil parish (freguesia) in the municipality of Lisbon. It was created on February 7, 1959. The population in 2011 was 15,460,^[1] in an area of 2.77 km².^[2]

Campolide was the site of a major battle on 5 September 1833, when the forces of Dom Miguel attacked those of Dom Pedro, as Pedro attempted to wrest back control of Portugal from his brother.^[3]

Panorama

Panorama a partir de do Aqueduto das Águas Livres.

Main sites

• Águas Livres Aqueduct

References

1. Instituto Nacional de Estatística (INE), Census 2011 results according to the 2013 administrative division of Portugal
2. Direção-Geral do Território
3. Neill Macaulay, Dom Pedro. The Struggle for Liberty in Brazil and Portugal, 1798-1834 (Durham: Duke University Press, 1986), p. 292