Campo de Ourique (locally [ˈkɐ̃pu ð(i) oˈɾikɨ]) is a freguesia (civil parish) and district of Lisbon, the capital of Portugal. Camp de Ourique is located in the historic center of Lisbon, east of Alcântara, north of Estrela, west of Santo António, and south of Campolide. The population in 2011 was 22,120.[1]
Campo de Ourique | |
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     Clockwise: Igreja da Nossa Senhora da Conceição; Lisbon tram; Igreja de Santa Isabel; Casa Fernando Pessoa; streets of Campo de Ourique. | |
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| Coordinates: 38°42′54″N 9°10′01″W / 38.715°N 9.167°W | |
| Country |  Portugal |
| Region | Lisbon |
| Metropolitan area | Lisbon |
| District | Lisbon |
| Municipality | Lisbon |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1.65 km2 (0.64 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 22,120 |
| • Density | 13,000/km2 (35,000/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+00:00 (WET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+01:00 (WEST) |
History
editThe friguesia was created during the 2012 Administrative Reform of Lisbon, merging the former parishes of Santo Condestável and Santa Isabel.[2]
Currently, the priest responsible for the parish is Father José Manuel Pereira de Almeida.[citation needed]
Notable people
edit- Fernando Pessoa, Portuguese writer, his apartment is now a museum
- Luís de Sttau Monteiro, Portuguese writer
- Jorge Costa Pinto
- Jorge Borges de Macedo
- Rão Kyao
- João Afonso
- Manuel João Vieira
- João D'Ávila
- Fernanda Lapa
- Fernanda Borsatti
- Miguel Simões
- João Peste
- São José Lapa
- Jorge Silva Melo
- José Nascimento
- Jorge Martins
- Artur Varatojo
- Manuel Costa Cabral
- Luís Varatojo
- Guida Maria
- Judith Teixeira
References
edit- ^ Instituto Nacional de Estatística (INE), Census 2011 results according to the 2013 administrative division of Portugal (CSV) (in Portuguese)
- ^ "List of the new parishes of Lisbon" (pdf). Diário de Noticias newspaper (in Portuguese). Retrieved 27 October 2013.
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