São João, Lisbon

Civil parish in Lisboa, Portugal
Civil parish in Lisbon, Portugal
Coat of arms of São João
Coat of arms
38°26′N 9°04′W / 38.43°N 9.07°W / 38.43; -9.07Country PortugalRegionLisbonMetropolitan areaLisbonDistrictLisbonMunicipalityLisbonDisbanded2012Area
 • Total1.56 km2 (0.60 sq mi)Population
 (2001)
 • Total17,073 • Density11,000/km2 (28,000/sq mi)Time zoneUTC±00:00 (WET) • Summer (DST)UTC+01:00 (WEST)Websitehttp://www.jf-saojoao.pt/

São João (English: Saint John) was a Portuguese parish (freguesia) in the municipality of Lisbon. It was created on February 7, 1959, but with the 2012 Administrative Reform the parish merged with the Penha de França parish that kept its name.[1]

Main sites

  • Santos-o-Novo Convent
  • Santa Apolónia Fort

References

  1. ^ Diário de Notícias newspaper. "List of new parishes" (pdf) (in Portuguese). Retrieved 27 October 2013.


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