Moscavide e Portela

Moscavide e Portela is a civil parish in the municipality of Loures, Portugal. It was formed in 2013 by the merger of the former parishes Moscavide and Portela. The population in 2011 was 21,891, in an area of 1.66 km².

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Type: Locality with 20,900 residents
Description: civil parish in Loures
Also known as: “Uniao das freguesias de Moscavide e Portela”, “União das freguesias de Moscavide e Portela”, and “União das Freguesias de Moscavide e Portela”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Lisbon Airport and MEO Arena.

Lisbon Airport

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Lisbon Airport is the busiest airport in Portugal. The airport lies almost entirely within Lisbon city limits. It serves as a major hub connecting Europe with Africa and South America.

MEO Arena

Stadium

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MEO Arena is a multi-purpose indoor arena in Lisbon, Portugal. The arena is among the largest indoor arenas in Europe and the largest in Portugal with a capacity of 20,000 people and was built in 1998 for Expo '98.

Vasco da Gama tower

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The Vasco da Gama Tower is a 160-metre lattice tower with skyscraper in the civil parish of Parque das Nações, the municipality of Lisbon, in Portugal.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Parque das Nações and North Lisbon.

Parque das Nações

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Parque das Nações is a district in Lisbon, Portugal. The "Park of the Nations" was built from scratch for Expo '98 in the northeastern end of Lisbon. After the Expo, many of the impressive constructions and decorations were kept, while new residential…

North Lisbon

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Northern Lisbon is a district covering a large portion of Portugal's capital city. Most of the sights, restaurants, and hotels are in and around the areas known as Avenidas Novas, Sete Rios, and Campolide.

Odivelas

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Odivelas is a city and municipality in the Greater Lisbon area, Portugal. The municipality is located 8 km northwest of the center of Lisbon. Predominantly a residential suburb, the population in 2021 was 148 034, in an area of 26.54 km2.

Moscavide e Portela

Category: freguesia of Portugal
Location: Loures, Lisbon District, Portugal, Iberia, Europe
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Latitude

38.7819° or 38° 46′ 55″ north

Longitude

-9.1095° or 9° 6′ 34″ west

Population

20,900

Elevation

48 metres (157 feet)

Open location code

8CCGQVJR+Q6

GeoNames ID

12573307

Wikidata ID

Q18468683

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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Asturian to Turkish—“Moscavide e Portela” goes by many names.

Asturian: “Moscavide e Portela”
Basque: “Moscavide e Portela”
Basque: “União das Freguesias de Moscavide e Portela”
French: “Moscavide e Portela”
French: “União das Freguesias de Moscavide e Portela”
Polish: “Moscavide e Portela”
Portuguese: “Moscavide e Portela”
Portuguese: “Uniao das Freguesias de Moscavide e Portela”
Portuguese: “União das Freguesias de Moscavide e Portela”
Spanish: “Moscavide e Portela”
Spanish: “União das Freguesias de Moscavide e Portela”
Turkish: “Moscavide e Portela”
Turkish: “Mosteirinho”
“Moscavide e Portela”

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