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Arroios

Arroios is a freguesia in the municipality of Lisbon, the capital of Portugal. Located in the city centre with an area of 2.13km2 in which 33,302 reside (2021), the civil parish was a result of the 2012 administrative reform, which fused São Jorge de Arroios, Anjos and Pena and takes its name from the typical quarter in the northern part of its territory.

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Arroios
Civil parish
Coat of arms of Arroios
Coat of arms
Location of Arroios
Coordinates: 38°43′44″N 9°08′17″W / 38.729°N 9.138°W / 38.729; -9.138
Country Portugal
RegionLisbon
Metropolitan areaLisbon
DistrictLisbon
MunicipalityLisbon
Area
 • Total
2.13 km2 (0.82 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total
31,653
 • Density14,900/km2 (38,500/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+00:00 (WET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+01:00 (WEST)

Arroios (Portuguese pronunciation: [ɐˈʁojuʃ]) is a freguesia (civil parish) and district of Lisbon, the capital of Portugal. Located in central Lisbon, Arroios is north of Santa Maria Maior and São Vicente, east of Santo António, south of Avenidas Novas and Areeiro, and west of Penha de França. The population in 2011 was 31,653.1

History

This new parish was created with the 2012 Administrative Reform of Lisbon, merging the former parishes of Anjos, Pena and São Jorge de Arroios.2

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References

  1. Instituto Nacional de Estatística (INE), Census 2011 results according to the 2013 administrative division of Portugal
  2. "List of the new parishes of Lisbon" (PDF). Diário de Noticias newspaper (in Portuguese). Retrieved 27 October 2013.