São João (Lisbon)

São João
Civil parish

Coat of arms
Country Portugal
Municipality Lisbon
Disbanded 2012
Area
 • Total 1.56 km2 (0.60 sq mi)
Population (2001)
 • Total 17,073
 • Density 11,000/km2 (28,000/sq mi)
Website http://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.


Coordinates: 38°26′N 9°04′W / 38.43°N 9.07°W / 38.43; -9.07

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