Algés

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Algés
coat of arms map
Coat of arms of Algés
Algés (Portugal)
Algés
Basic data
Region : Lisboa
Sub-region : Lisbon metropolitan area
District : Lisbon
Concelho : Oeiras
Coordinates : 38 ° 42 ′  N , 9 ° 14 ′  W Coordinates: 38 ° 42 ′  N , 9 ° 14 ′  W
Residents: 22,492 (as of June 30, 2011)
Surface: 1.98 km² (as of January 1, 2010)
Population density : 11,360 inhabitants per km²

Algés is a Portuguese town and municipality ( Freguesia ) that belongs to the district of Oeiras . The urban area covers 2 km² and the population is 22,492 people (as of June 30, 2011), which corresponds to a population density of 11,378 inhabitants / km².

Algés

history

Algés was raised to a small town ( Vila ) on August 16, 1991 and released from Carnaxide on June 11, 1993 .

Buildings

Street in Algés named after Hermano Patrone

Sports

The most important local club is Sport Algés e Dafundo, founded in 1915 . His role in the development of swimming, for example through Hermano Patrone , and judo in Portugal should be mentioned, including the first Olympic medal from a Portuguese judoka ( Nuno Delgado 2000).

With the Confederação do Desporto de Portugal , the country's sports umbrella organization is based here. The Federação Portuguesa de Golfe golf association is also based here.

sons and daughters of the town

Individual evidence

  1. www.ine.pt - indicator resident population by place of residence and sex; Decennial in the database of the Instituto Nacional de Estatística
  2. Overview of code assignments from Freguesias on epp.eurostat.ec.europa.eu

Web links

Commons : Algés  - collection of images, videos and audio files