- Torres Vedras
Infobox_Municipality_pt
official_name = Torres Vedras
image_coat_of_arms = TVD1.png
Region = Centro
Subregion =Oeste
District = Lisbon
Mayor_name =Carlos Soares Miguel
Mayor_party = PS
area_total = 407.1
population_total = 75,494
population_density = 185
Parishes = 20
coor = 39º05'N 9º16'W
params = 39_05_N_9_16_W
occasion =
day =November 11
website = http://www.cm-tvedras.ptTorres Vedras (pron. IPA2|'toʁɨʃ 'vɛdɾɐʃ) is a city and a municipality in the district of Lisbon,
Portugal , about 50 km north ofLisbon .The municipality covers an area of 405.89 km² distributed over 20 "
freguesia s". It borders toLourinhã to the north,Alenquer to the east,Sobral de Monte Agraço to the southeast,Mafra to the south and theAtlantic Ocean to the west.To the south of the municipality run the
lines of Torres Vedras , constructed on the orders of the Duke of Wellington in 1809-10.Parishes
The municipality is subdivided into 20 parishes.
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A dos Cunhados
*Campelos
*Carmões
*Carvoeira
*Dois Portos
*Freiria
*Maceira
*Matacães
*Maxial
*Monte Redondo
*Outeiro da Cabeça
*Ponte do Rol
*Ramalhal
*Runa
*Santa Maria do Castelo e São Miguel (Torres Vedras)
*São Pedro da Cadeira
*São Pedro e Santiago (Torres Vedras)
*Silveira
*Turcifal
*Ventosa Coat of arms
The coat of arms shows the flagged and roofed castle on red ground. Above the castle is the Portuguese coat of arms, with one star to each side. A
mural crown above with five towers symbolizes the city rank. Below is a white scroll with the words "CIDADE DE TORRES VEDRAS" (Torres Vedras city).Population
The municipality has a very dispersed demographics, with 21 urban agglomerates, of which most have less than 200 inhabitants. The resident population in the city of Torres Vedras (20.000 inhabitants in the two urban parishes) represents about 25% of the population of the concelho.
Altogether the municipality has a population of 30,000, with a population density of 178 per km². The population growth between 1991 to 2001 was 7.5%.
ee also
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Torres Vedras IPR External links
* [http://www.cm-tvedras.pt Municipality official website]
* [http://www.flickr.com/photos/vitor107/sets/1419723/ Photos from Torres Vedras]
* [http://praiadesantacruz.com/index_en.htm More than 20 Beaches along the Atlantic Coast]
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