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Sacavém E Prior Velho
Sacavém (; ) is a List of cities in Portugal, city and former Freguesia (Portugal), civil parish in the municipality of Loures Municipality, Loures, Lisbon District, Portugal. In 2013, the parish merged into the new parish Sacavém e Prior Velho. It is a few kilometers north-east of the Portuguese Capital (political), capital, Lisbon. The civil parish covers an area of , and included as of 2001 census a resident population of 17,659 inhabitants. The region is known for its famous ceramics industry. History Due to its strategic location, at the intersection of several roads from the north and east connecting to Lisbon, Sacavém was an important settlement during periods of History of Portugal, Portuguese History, with some evidence extending back to pre-history. The Portuguese historian Pinho Leal wrote, in his chorography ''Portugal Antigo & Moderno'' (''Ancient & Modern Portugal''), that "''Sacavém is incontestably a very old settlement, and already existed in the time of the ...
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Lisboa Region
Lisbon Region () is one of the seven NUTS II designated regions of Portugal, which coincides with the NUTS III subregion Lisbon metropolitan area, Lisbon Metropolitan Area. The region covers an area of 3001.95 km2 (the smallest region on mainland Portugal) and includes a population of 2,815,851 inhabitants according to the 2011 census (the second most populated region in Portugal after the Norte Region, Portugal, Norte region), a density of 1039 inhabitants/km2. Considered as representing the Lisbon metropolitan area, Lisbon Metropolitan Region. It is a region of significant importance in industry (light and heavy), services, and it is highly urbanized. The gross domestic product (GDP) of the region was 73.3 billion euros in 2018, accounting for 36% of Portugal's economic output. GDP per capita adjusted for purchasing power was 30,200 euros or 100% of the EU27 average in the same year. The GDP per employee was 92% of the EU average. History Prior to 2002, the area was inclu ...
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