Arroios

Arroios
Civil parish
Clockwise: Queen D. Estefânia Square; Praça do Chile; Bemposta Palace; Campo dos Mártires da Pátria; Praça do Duque de Saldanha.
Coat of arms
Coordinates: 38.729°N 9.138°W / 38.729; -9.138
Country	Portugal
Region	Lisbon
Metropolitan area	Lisbon
District	Lisbon
Municipality	Lisbon
Area
• Total	2.13 km^2 (0.82 sq mi)
Population  (2011)
• Total	31,653
• Density	15,000/km^2 (38,000/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+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]

Landmarks

• Bemposta Palace
• Convent of the Incarnation (Lisbon)
• Campo dos Mártires da Pátria
• Lisbon Geographic Society
• Queen D. Estefânia Square
• Praça do Chile;
• Praça do Duque de Saldanha.

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.