Arroios () is a ''
freguesia
''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 ...
'' (civil parish) and district of
Lisbon, the capital of
Portugal
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:* mwl, República Pertuesa is a country located on the Iberian Peninsula, in Southwestern Europe, and whose territory also includes the Macaronesian ...
. Located in central Lisbon, Arroios is north of
Santa Maria Maior and
São Vicente, east of
Santo António
Santo António (Portuguese for Saint Anthony), also known as Santo António do Príncipe, is the main settlement of the island of Príncipe in São Tomé and Príncipe. It lies on the north east coast. It is the capital of the Autonomous Regio ...
, south of
Avenidas Novas
Avenidas Novas () is a ''freguesia'' (civil parish) and district of Lisbon, the capital of Portugal. Located in central Lisbon, Avenidas Novas is to the south of Alvalade, west of Areeiro, east of Campolide, and north of Santo António. The popu ...
and
Areeiro, and west of
Penha de França
Penha may refer to: Places
* Penha, Santa Catarina, a municipality in Santa Catarina, Brazil
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* Penha Circular, a neighborhood in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
* Subprefecture of Penha, São ...
. The population in 2011 was 31,653.
[Instituto Nacional de Estatística (INE)]
Census 2011 results according to the 2013 administrative division of Portugal
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.
Landmarks
*
Bemposta Palace
The Bemposta Palace ('), also known as the ''Paço da Rainha'' (''Queen’s Palace''), is a neoclassical palace in the area of Bemposta, now the civil parish of Pena, in Lisbon. It was originally built for Queen Dowager Catherine of Braganza on ...
*''
Campo dos Mártires da Pátria''
*
Lisbon Geographic Society
The Lisbon Geographic Society ( Portuguese: ''Sociedade de Geografia de Lisboa'') is a Portuguese scientific society created in Lisbon in the year of 1875, aiming to "promote and assist the study and progress of geography and related sciences in ...
*
Queen D. Estefânia Square
*''
Praça do Chile'';
*''
Praça do Duque de Saldanha''.
References
Parishes of Lisbon
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