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For the river, see Algés River.
Algés

Algés (Portuguese pronunciation: [alˈʒɛʃ]) is a former civil parish in the municipality of Oeiras, in Lisbon metropolitan area, Portugal. In 2013, the parish merged into the new parish Algés, Linda-a-Velha e Cruz Quebrada-Dafundo.[1] The population in 2011 was 22,273,[2] in an area of 1.98 km2.[3] The parish is located near the Tagus river, 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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References

  1. ^ Diário da República. "Law nr. 11-A/2013, page 552 82" (PDF) (in Portuguese). Retrieved 29 July 2014.
  2. ^ Instituto Nacional de Estatística
  3. ^ Eurostat Archived 2012-10-07 at the Wayback Machine


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