world.wikisort.org - Portugal

Search / Calendar

Amadora (Portuguese pronunciation: [ɐmɐˈðoɾɐ] (listen)) is a municipality and urbanized city in the northwest of the Lisbon metropolitan area and 10 km from central Lisbon. The population in 2011 was 175,136,[1] in an area of 23.78 km² (9.2 sq mi).[2] It is the most densely populated municipality in Portugal.

Amadora
Municipality
Coordinates: 38°44′N 9°14′W
Country Portugal
RegionLisbon
Metropolitan areaLisbon
DistrictLisbon
Parishes6
Government
  PresidentCarla Tavares (PS)
Area
  Total23.78 km2 (9.18 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
  Total171,719
  Density7,200/km2 (19,000/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC±00:00 (WET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+01:00 (WEST)
Websitehttp://www.cm-amadora.pt

History


There is significant evidence of Neolithic settlements in the municipality. The Necropolis of Carenque consists of three artificial caves that served as tombs from around 3000 BCE.

Originally named Porcalhota, for being a Majorat of the daughter of a man surnamed Porcalho who was called for being a female Porcalhota.

The Aqueduto das Águas Livres, which brings water from the Sintra hills to Lisbon, and stretches 30 kilometres (19 mi), was finished in the 1770s and includes the largest masonry arch ever built, located in Campolide — the local coat of arms also displays the aqueduct (like others along its way).

At the request of its population, in 1907, a decree issued during King Carlos I reign, merged the communities of Porcalhota, Amadora and Venteira into one town named Amadora.

At the present time Amadora does not have any airfield. However, in the 1920s a small airfield (the first in Portugal) was located here. The first flight from Portugal to Brazil left from Amadora. The Captain of the airplane was Adm. Gago Coutinho, a well known Portuguese celebrity.

The municipality was formed on 11 September 1979, when it ceased being a parish of the municipality of Oeiras. A few days later, on 17 September, Amadora was granted city status.

The former Sorefame railway rolling stock factory was located in Amadora, but was closed in 2004. Most of the carriages for Portuguese Railways built during the second half of the 20th century were constructed here.


Geography


One of the largest urban communities in Portugal, Amadora forms a conurbation with Lisbon, sharing the same subway, bus and train networks. It is dominated by large apartment blocks, commercial parks, industrial areas and some headquarters of international companies.

Administratively, the municipality is divided into 6 civil parishes (freguesias):[3]


Climate


Amadora has a Mediterranean climate (Köppen: Csa) with mild, rainy winters and hot, dry summers.

Climate data for Amadora, 1981-2010 normals (approx. 150 m (490 ft) altitude)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Daily mean °C (°F) 10.4
(50.7)
11.4
(52.5)
13.9
(57.0)
14.9
(58.8)
17.4
(63.3)
20.4
(68.7)
22.5
(72.5)
22.8
(73.0)
21.4
(70.5)
17.9
(64.2)
14.2
(57.6)
11.6
(52.9)
16.6
(61.8)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 100.9
(3.97)
86.0
(3.39)
52.3
(2.06)
71.6
(2.82)
51.8
(2.04)
15.6
(0.61)
6.3
(0.25)
7.3
(0.29)
33.4
(1.31)
89.0
(3.50)
116.8
(4.60)
117.9
(4.64)
748.9
(29.48)
Source: Amadora Municipality[4]

Economy


Despite being a residential city, Amadora has commercial zones, industries and headquarters of international companies operating in Portugal.

As commercial zones, it has IKEA, Nokia, Decathlon, Alegro, Continente and Ubbo (one of the biggest shopping malls in Europe). Siemens and Roche are examples of international companies based in Amadora.


Transport


Amadora's public transport network is extremely far-reaching and reliable, being fully integrated with the transportation network of the Lisbon metropolitan area. It has 3 metro stations, the commuter Sintra train line with 3 stations, 2 bus services (Vimeca and Carris) and 4 motorways around the city (2ª Circular, CRIL, CREL and IC-16).


Notable people


Marcelino da Mata, 1969
Marcelino da Mata, 1969
Rui Costa, 2007
Rui Costa, 2007

Sport





Culture


Every year, Amadora city organizes the Amadora International Comics Festival.[8]


See also



References


  1. Instituto Nacional de Estatística
  2. "Áreas das freguesias, concelhos, distritos e país". Archived from the original on 2018-11-05. Retrieved 2018-11-05.
  3. Diário da República. "Law nr. 11-A/2013, page 552 13" (pdf) (in Portuguese). Retrieved 16 July 2014.
  4. "Normais Climatológicas da Amadora, 1915-2012" (PDF). Amadora Municipality. Retrieved 21 December 2020.
  5. Maria José Valério, IMDb Database retrieved 30 June 2021.
  6. João Baião, IMDb Database retrieved 30 June 2021.
  7. José Miguel Ribeiro, IMDb Database retrieved 30 June 2021.
  8. Amadora International Comics Festival official website. Accessed July 5, 2017.



На других языках


[de] Amadora

Amadora [.mw-parser-output .IPA a{text-decoration:none}ɐmɐˈdoɾɐ] ist eine Stadt (bzw. ein Município) in Portugal, die zum Distrikt Lissabon, zur Region Lisboa e Vale do Tejo und zur Unterregion Groß-Lissabon gehört. Sie hat über 175.000 Einwohner (2011). Amadora ist eine Vorstadt Lissabons und wird von vielen Pendlern, die in Lissabon arbeiten, bewohnt.
- [en] Amadora

[es] Amadora

Amadora es una ciudad portuguesa que pertenece al distrito de Lisboa, Región de Lisboa.

[ru] Амадора

Амадо́ра (порт. Amadora; [ɐmɐ'doɾɐ]) — город в Португалии. Численность населения — 175 135 жителей (город и муниципалитет). Город и муниципалитет входит в Лиссабонский регион и субрегион Большой Лиссабон. Входит в агломерацию Большой Лиссабон. По старому административному делению входил в провинцию Эштремадура.



Текст в блоке "Читать" взят с сайта "Википедия" и доступен по лицензии Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike; в отдельных случаях могут действовать дополнительные условия.

Другой контент может иметь иную лицензию. Перед использованием материалов сайта WikiSort.org внимательно изучите правила лицензирования конкретных элементов наполнения сайта.

2019-2025
WikiSort.org - проект по пересортировке и дополнению контента Википедии