Arroios

Arroios
Arroios
Civil parish
	Clockwise: Queen D. Estefânia Square; Praça do Chile; Bemposta Palace; Campo dos Mártires da Pátria; Praça do Duque de Saldanha.
	Coat of arms
	Coordinates: 38°43′44″N 9°08′17″W / 38.729°N 9.138°W
Country	Portugal
Region	Lisbon
Metropolitan area	Lisbon
District	Lisbon
Municipality	Lisbon
Area
• Total	2.13 km2 (0.82 sq mi)
Population (2011)
• Total	31,653
• Density	15,000/km2 (38,000/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC±00:00 (WET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+01:00 (WEST)

Arroios (Portuguese pronunciation: [ɐˈʁojuʃ]) is a freguesia (civil parish) and district of Lisbon, the capital of Portugal. Located in central Lisbon, Arroios is north of Santa Maria Maior and São Vicente, east of Santo António, south of Avenidas Novas and Areeiro, and west of Penha de França. The population in 2011 was 31,653.^[1]

History

This new parish was created with the 2012 Administrative Reform of Lisbon, merging the former parishes of Anjos, Pena and São Jorge de Arroios.^[2]

Arroios
Civil parish
Clockwise: Queen D. Estefânia Square; Praça do Chile; Bemposta Palace; Campo dos Mártires da Pátria; Praça do Duque de Saldanha.
Coat of arms

Coordinates: 38°43′44″N 9°08′17″W / 38.729°N 9.138°W / 38.729; -9.138
Country	Portugal
Region	Lisbon
Metropolitan area	Lisbon
District	Lisbon
Municipality	Lisbon
Area
• Total	2.13 km² (0.82 sq mi)
Population (2011)
• Total	31,653
• Density	15,000/km² (38,000/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC±00:00 (WET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+01:00 (WEST)