Encosta do Sol is a
civil parish
In England, a civil parish is a type of administrative parish used for local government. It is a territorial designation which is the lowest tier of local government below districts and counties, or their combined form, the unitary authorit ...
in the municipality of
Amadora
Amadora () is a municipality and urbanized city in the northwest of the Lisbon metropolitan area and 10 km from central Lisbon. The population in 2011 was 175,136, in an area of 23.78 km² (9.2 sq mi). It is the most densely populated mun ...
, Portugal. It was formed in 2013 by the merger of the former parishes
Alfornelos and
Brandoa
Brandoa () is a former civil parish, located in the municipality of Amadora, Portugal. In 2013, the parish merged into the new parish Encosta do Sol. It is situated in the outskirts of Lisbon
Lisbon (; pt, Lisboa ) is the capital and larges ...
.
[Lei n.º 11-A/2013, de 28 de janeiro: Reorganização administrativa do território das freguesias](_blank)
Anexo I. ''Diário da República'', 1.ª Série, n.º 19, Suplemento, de 14/06/2016. The population in 2011 was 28,261,
[Instituto Nacional de Estatística (INE)]
Census 2011 results according to the 2013 administrative division of Portugal in an area of 2.8 km
2.
References
Parishes of Amadora
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