Buraca

Buraca is a former civil parish, located in the municipality of , Portugal. In 2013, the parish merged into the new parish of . As of the 2011 Census, it had a population of 15 892.
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  • Type: Suburb with 16,100 residents
  • Description: locality and former civil parish in Portugal
  • Also known as: “Buraca (amadora)”, “Buraca (Amadora)”, “Buraca (freguesia de portugal)”, “Buraca (freguesia de Portugal)”, and “Freguesia da Buraca”

Places of Interest

Highlights: Igreja de Nossa Senhora Mãe de Deus and Benfica railway station.

Church
Photo: GualdimG, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a church.

Railway station
Photo: Manuel Correia, Public domain.
Benfica Station is a railway station located in the city of .

Park
Photo: Vitor Oliveira, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a park.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Alfragide and Alfornelos.

Suburb
Photo: Rúdisicyon, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a parish in Amadora Municipality.

Suburb
Photo: Cardozo, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a suburb.

Suburb
Photo: to lobato, CC BY 2.0.
is a freguesia and typical quarter of , the capital city of . is situated 2½ km northeast of Buraca.

Buraca

Latitude
38.74308° or 38° 44′ 35″ north
Longitude
-9.20857° or 9° 12′ 31″ west
Population
16,100
Elevation
166 metres (545 feet)
Open location code
8CCGPQVR+6H
Open­Street­Map ID
node 4359845883
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­suburb
Geo­Names ID
2270629
Wiki­data ID
Q1010176
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In Other Languages

From Asturian to Ukrainian—“Buraca” goes by many names.
  • Asturian: “Buraca”
  • Cebuano: “Buraca”
  • Chechen: “Бурака”
  • Dutch: “Buraca”
  • French: “Buraca”
  • German: “Buraca”
  • Kazakh: “Бурака”
  • Portuguese: “Buraca”
  • Russian: “Бурака”
  • Spanish: “Buraca”
  • Tatar: “Бурака”
  • Turkish: “Buraca”
  • Ukrainian: “Бурака”

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Highlights: Parque Canino do Jardim dos Aromas and Jardim dos Aromas.

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