São Vicente, Lisbon

São Vicente
São Vicente
Civil parish
	Clockwise: View of São Vicente de Fora Monastery and the National Pantheon of Santa Engrácia in the Alfama neighborhood; Graça Convent; Military Museum of Lisbon; view of Alfama; Barbacena Palace.
	Coordinates: 38°43′08″N 9°07′34″W / 38.719°N 9.126°W
Country	Portugal
Region	Lisbon
Metropolitan area	Lisbon
District	Lisbon
Municipality	Lisbon
Area
• Total	1.99 km2 (0.77 sq mi)
Population (2011)
• Total	15,339
• Density	7,700/km2 (20,000/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC±00:00 (WET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+01:00 (WEST)

São Vicente (Portuguese pronunciation: [sɐ̃w̃ viˈsẽtɨ]) is a freguesia (civil parish) and district of Lisbon, the capital of Portugal. Located in the historic center of Lisbon, São Vicente is to the east of Santa Maria Maior, south of Arroios, and west of Penha de França. São Vicente is home to numerous historic neighborhoods, including Alfama. The population in 2011 was 15,339.^[1]

History

This new parish was created with the 2012 Administrative Reform of Lisbon, merging the former parishes of São Vicente de Fora, Graça and Santa Engrácia.^[2]

Landmarks

References

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

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[ine-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.

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