Águas Livres is a
Portuguese urban civil parish (''
freguesia
(), usually translated as "parish" or "civil parish", is the third-level administrative subdivision of Portugal, as defined by the 1976 Constitution. It is also the designation for local government jurisdictions in the former Portuguese over ...
'') in the municipality of
Amadora
Amadora (), officially Amadora City (), is a List of cities in Portugal, city and concelho, municipality in the northwest of the Lisbon metropolitan area and 10 km from central Lisbon. The population in 2011 was 175,136, in an area of 23.78&nb ...
. The population in 2011 was 37,426.
It was created in 2011, incorporating most of the area from the former parishes of
Buraca,
Damaia, and
Reboleira. It is bordered by the parishes of
Alfragide, to the south,
Falagueira-Venda Nova, to the north,
Venteira
Venteira is a civil parish in the municipality of Amadora
Amadora (), officially Amadora City (), is a List of cities in Portugal, city and concelho, municipality in the northwest of the Lisbon metropolitan area and 10 km from central Lisbon. ...
to the west and
Benfica to the east.
It takes its name from the most significant landmark in its territory, the
Águas Livres Aqueduct
The Águas Livres Aqueduct (, , "Aqueduct of the Free Waters") is a historic aqueduct in the city of Lisbon, Portugal. It is one of the most remarkable examples of 18th-century Portuguese engineering. The main course of the aqueduct covers 18& ...
.
See also
*
Cova da Moura
References
External links
Águas Livres Parish Council
Parishes of Amadora
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