São João, Lisbon

São João
São João
Location in Portugal
Coordinates: 38°26′N 9°04′W / 38.43°N 9.07°W / 38.43; -9.07
Country Portugal
RegionLisbon
Metropolitan areaLisbon
DistrictLisbon
MunicipalityLisbon
Disbanded2012
Area
 • Total
1.56 km2 (0.60 sq mi)
Population
 (2001)
 • Total
17,073
 • Density11,000/km2 (28,000/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+00:00 (WET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+01:00 (WEST)
Websitehttp://www.jf-saojoao.pt/

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]

Main sites

  • Santos-o-Novo Convent
  • Santa Apolónia Fort

References

  1. ^ Diário de Notícias newspaper. "List of new parishes" (pdf) (in Portuguese). Retrieved 27 October 2013.