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Algés (Oeiras)

Coordinates: 38°42′00″N 9°13′59″W / 38.7°N 9.233°W / 38.7; -9.233
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Algés
Settlement
Coat of arms of Algés
Algés is located in Portugal
Algés
Algés
Location in Portugal
Coordinates: 38°42′00″N 9°13′59″W / 38.7°N 9.233°W / 38.7; -9.233
Country Portugal
Area
 • Total1.92 km2 (0.74 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total22,273
 • Density12,000/km2 (30,000/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC±00:00 (WET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+01:00 (WEST)
Postal code
8A Rua Parque dos Anjos (8A) P-1495-100 Algés
Algés

Algés (Portuguese pronunciation: [aɫˈʒɛʃ]) is a Portuguese parish, located in the municipality of Oeiras. It had a 2001 population of 19,540 inhabitants and a total area of 1.92 km², its density was 10,124.4/km². The parish is located near the Tagus river,and between the town of Oeiras and the capital city of Lisbon. It is also a part of the Greater Lisbon Area. It is mostly a residential suburb.

Algés was elevated to a town on August 16, 1991 and the parish was officially created on June 11, 1993 after separating from the parish of Carnaxide.

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