Portela (Loures)

Portela (Loures)

Infobox_Parish_pt
official_name = Portela
(Portela de Sacavém)
image_coat_of_arms = LRS-portela.png Municipality = Loures
area_total = 0.95
population_total = 15,441 2001
population_density = 17,546
website = http://www.jf-portela.pt

Portela (pron. IPA2|puɾ'tɛlɐ), also known as Portela de Sacavém, is a ("freguesia") in the municipality ("concelho") of Loures, District of Lisbon ("Lisboa"), Portugal.

In toponymic terms, 'Portela' is a noun literally meaning "entryway". Portela (de Sacavém) thus came to represent the area between Lisbon and Sacavém. In the 1960s, this parcel of land, formerly occupied by farms, was intensively urbanized in the form of symmetrically ordered blocks of twelve-floor buildings with a rounded shopping area in the center.

Portela airport in Lisbon is named after Portela for its close proximity to this parish (freguesia), formally created in 1985. It offers elementary to high school and sports facilities. A swimming pool is currently under construction.

External links

* [http://www.jf-portela.pt/ Junta de Freguesia da Portela] pt icon
* [http://www.imobi.pt/ Imobi.pt - Real Estate Agent for this Area (Imobiliária) ] pt icon


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