Benfica

Benfica is a freguesia and district of , the capital of . Located in northern Lisbon, Benfica is west of , , and , north of Belém, , and Alcântara, and directly east of Lisbon's border with .
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  • Type: Suburb with 35,400 residents
  • Description: civil parish in Lisboa
  • Also known as: “Benfica, Lisbon”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Estádio da Luz and Fronteira Palace.

Stadium
Photo: Massimo Catarinella, CC BY 3.0.
The , officially named Estádio do Sport Lisboa e Benfica, is a multi-purpose stadium located in , Portugal. It is owned by association football club Sport Lisboa e Benfica, and hosts the club's home matches.

Photo: Kent Wang, CC BY 4.0.
The Palace of the Marquesses of Fronteira is a Portuguese palace located in , .

Zoo
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY 2.5.
is a zoological garden in , . It was founded in 1884. The zoo was originally located in the park of .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Amadora and North Lisbon.

Photo: Vitor Oliveira, CC BY-SA 2.0.
, officially City of , is a city and municipality in the northwest of the and 10 km from central . The population in 2011 was 175,136, in an area of 23.78 km2.

Photo: Vitor Oliveira, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Northern is a district covering a large portion of 's capital city. Most of the sights, restaurants, and hotels are in and around the areas known as Avenidas Novas, Sete Rios, and Campolide.

Photo: Patrick Nouhailler, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a city in municipality in , , and home to one of the finest examples of Rococo architecture in Europe: the National Palace.

Benfica

Latitude
38.7482° or 38° 44′ 53″ north
Longitude
-9.1995° or 9° 11′ 58″ west
Population
35,400
Elevation
158 metres (518 feet)
Open location code
8CCGPRX2+76
Open­Street­Map ID
node 1493246250
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­suburb
Geo­Names ID
8012466
Wiki­data ID
Q534230
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Satellite Map

Discover Benfica from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Asturian to Welsh—“Benfica” goes by many names.
  • Asturian: “Benfica”
  • Basque: “Benfica”
  • Cebuano: “Benfica (parokya sa Portugal)”
  • Cebuano: “Benfica”
  • Chechen: “Бенфика”
  • Chinese: “Benfica”
  • Dutch: “Benfica (Lissabon)”
  • Dutch: “Benfica”
  • Estonian: “Benfica”
  • French: “Benfica”
  • Georgian: “ბენფიკა”
  • German: “Benfica”
  • Greek: “Μπενφίκα”
  • Italian: “Benfica”
  • Kazakh: “Бенфика”
  • Latin: “Benfica”
  • Lithuanian: “Benfika”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Benfica”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Benfica”
  • Polish: “Benfica”
  • Portuguese: “Benfica (Lisboa)”
  • Portuguese: “Benfica”
  • Portuguese: “Freguesia de Benfica”
  • Romanian: “Benfica”
  • Russian: “Бенфика”
  • Spanish: “Benfica”
  • Swedish: “Benfica”
  • Tatar: “Бенфика”
  • Turkish: “Benfica”
  • Turkish: “Bicos”
  • Ukrainian: “Бенфіка”
  • Urdu: “بینفیکا، لزبن”
  • Welsh: “Benfica”
  • “Benfica”

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Junta de Freguesia de Benfica and Largo das Garridas.

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