Amadora
Sign in to saveAmadora (), officially City of Amadora (), is a city and municipality 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 fourth biggest and most densely populated city in Portugal.
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Amadora is a city in the Lisbon metropolitan area, located about 10 kilometers northwest of central Lisbon, with a population of around 175,000 people. It is the fourth largest and most densely populated city in Portugal, making it an important urban center in the country's geography.
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Amadora (), officially City of Amadora (), is a city and municipality 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 fourth biggest and most densely populated city in Portugal.
==History== There is significant evidence of Neolithic settlements in the municipality. The Necropolis of Carenque consists of three artificial caves that served as tombs from around 3000 BCE.