São João (English: Saint John) was a Portuguese parish (freguesia) in the municipality of Lisbon. It was created on February 7, 1959, but with the 2012 Administrative Reform the parish merged with the Penha de França parish that kept its name.[1]
São João | |
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 Coat of arms | |
  São João Location in Portugal | |
| Coordinates: 38°26′N 9°04′W / 38.43°N 9.07°W | |
| Country |  Portugal |
| Region | Lisbon |
| Metropolitan area | Lisbon |
| District | Lisbon |
| Municipality | Lisbon |
| Disbanded | 2012 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1.56 km2 (0.60 sq mi) |
| Population (2001) | |
| • Total | 17,073 |
| • Density | 11,000/km2 (28,000/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC±00:00 (WET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+01:00 (WEST) |
| Website | http://www.jf-saojoao.pt/ |
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References edit
- ^ Diário de Notícias newspaper. "List of new parishes" (pdf) (in Portuguese). Retrieved 27 October 2013.
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