Benfica (Benfica)
Benfica is a freguesia (civil parish) and district of Lisbon, the capital of Portugal. Located in northern Lisbon, Benfica is west of São Domingos de Benfica, Carnide, and Campolide, north of Belém, Ajuda, and Alcântara, and directly east of Lisbon's border with Amadora. The population in 2011 was 36,985,
In 1959, the parish was split and gave origin to the parish of São Domingos de Benfica.
In this period, Lisbon was experiencing a fast growth, in the 1950s the population of the parish was 17,843 inhabitants, forty years later it exceeded 50,000.
However, in the 1990s, the population of Lisbon started to decline.
With thousands of people leaving to the suburbs and the parish population declined to the present 38,500 inhabitants.
In 1959, the parish was split and gave origin to the parish of São Domingos de Benfica.
In this period, Lisbon was experiencing a fast growth, in the 1950s the population of the parish was 17,843 inhabitants, forty years later it exceeded 50,000.
However, in the 1990s, the population of Lisbon started to decline.
With thousands of people leaving to the suburbs and the parish population declined to the present 38,500 inhabitants.
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One of the oldest countries in Europe, its territory has been continuously settled, invaded and fought over since prehistoric times. The territory was first inhabited by pre-Roman and Celtic peoples who had contact with Phoenicians, ancient Greeks and Carthaginians. It was later ruled by the Romans, followed by the invasions of Germanic peoples and the Islamic invasion by the Moors, whose rule was eventually expelled during the Reconquista. Founded first as a county of the Kingdom of León in 868, gained its independence as the Kingdom of Portugal with the Treaty of Zamora in 1143.
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EUR | Euro | € | 2 |
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PT | Portuguese language |