Campo de Ourique () is a ''

freguesia ''Freguesia'' (), usually translated as "parish" or "civil parish", is the third-level administrative subdivision of Portugal, as defined by the 1976 Constitution. It is also the designation for local government jurisdictions in the former Port ...

'' (civil parish) and district of

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, the capital of

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. Located in the historic center of Lisbon, Campo de Ourique is east of Alcântara, north of

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, west of

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, and south of

Campolide Campolide () is a ''freguesia'' (civil parish) and district of Lisbon, the capital of Portugal. Located in central Lisbon, Campolide is west of Avenidas Novas, north of Campo de Ourique, east of Benfica (Lisbon), Benfica, and south of São Domingo ...

. The population in 2011 was 22,120.Instituto Nacional de Estatística (INE)
Census 2011 results according to the 2013 administrative division of Portugal ''( CSV)''

History

This new parish was created with the 2012 Administrative Reform of

, merging the former parishes of Santo Condestável and Santa Isabel. Currently the priest responsible for the parish is Father José Manuel Pereira de Almeida.

Notable people

Portuguese writer Fernando Pessoa lived in Campo de Ourique and his apartment is now a museum. He is probably the most famous person, that lived in Campo de Ourique. Several personalities lived in Campo de Ourique:

Fernando Pessoa Fernando António Nogueira Pessoa (; 13 June 1888 – 30 November 1935) was a Portuguese poet, writer, literary critic, translator, publisher, and philosopher, described as one of the most significant literary figures of the 20th century and ...

, Luís de Sttau Monteiro, Jorge Costa Pinto, Jorge Borges de Macedo, Rão Kyao, João Afonso, Manuel João Vieira, João D'Ávila, Fernanda Lapa, Fernanda Borsatti, Miguel Simões, João Peste, São José Lapa, Jorge Silva Melo, José Nascimento, Jorge Martins, Artur Varatojo, Manuel Costa Cabral, Luís Varatojo, Guida Maria, Judith Teixeira.

References

Parishes of Lisbon {{lisbon-geo-stub