Prazeres, Lisbon

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Prazeres
Location in Portugal
Coordinates: 38°25′N9°06′W / 38.42°N 9.10°W / 38.42; -9.10 Coordinates: 38°25′N9°06′W / 38.42°N 9.10°W / 38.42; -9.10
CountryFlag of Portugal.svg  Portugal
Region Lisbon
Metropolitan area Lisbon
District Lisbon
Municipality Lisbon
Disbanded2012
Area
  Total1.48 km2 (0.57 sq mi)
Population
 (2001)
  Total8,492
  Density5,700/km2 (15,000/sq mi)
Time zone UTC±00:00 (WET)
  Summer (DST) UTC+01:00 (WEST)

Prazeres is a former civil parish ( freguesia ) in the city and municipality of Lisbon, Portugal. At the administrative reorganization of Lisbon on 8 December 2012 it became part of the parish Estrela. [1]

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References

  1. Lei n.º 56/2012 (Reorganização administrativa de Lisboa). Diário da República, 1.ª Série, n.º 216. Accessed 25/11/2012.