Amadora

Coordinates: 38°44′N 9°14′W / 38.733°N 9.233°W / 38.733; -9.233
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Amadora
Flag of Amadora
Coat of arms of Amadora
Coordinates: 38°44′N 9°14′W / 38.733°N 9.233°W / 38.733; -9.233
Country Portugal
RegionLisboa
Metropolitan areaLisbon
DistrictLisbon
Parishes6
Government
 • PresidentCarla Tavares (PS)
Area
 • Total23.78 km2 (9.18 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total171,719
 • Density7,200/km2 (19,000/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC±00:00 (WET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+01:00 (WEST)
Websitehttp://www.cm-amadora.pt

Amadora (ɐmɐˈðoɾɐ) is a city and a municipality in Portugal. The city and municipality has 175,872 people in eleven freguesias (parishes). It has an area of 23.77 square kilometres. It is the most densely populated municipality of Portugal.

It is a suburb of Lisbon, and both cities share the same subway, bus and train network. It is a residential city, and the landscape includes apartments, parks and industrial areas. Amadora also has immigrants from Angola, Cape Verde and Brazil.

Each year, Amadora organizes the Amadora International Comics Festival.

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