Alfragide

Alfragide
Alfragide
Location in Portugal
Coordinates: 38°44′02″N 9°13′05″W / 38.734°N 9.218°W / 38.734; -9.218
Country Portugal
RegionLisbon
Metropolitan areaLisbon
DistrictLisbon
MunicipalityAmadora
Area
  Total
2.51 km2 (0.97 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
  Total
17,044
  Density6,800/km2 (18,000/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+00:00 (WET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+01:00 (WEST)

Alfragide (Portuguese pronunciation: [alfɾɐˈʒiðɨ]) is a parish in Amadora Municipality. The population in 2011 was 17,044, in an area of 2.51 km².

Its patron saint is Our Lady of Fatima.

In the extreme south of the parish is located the first IKEA store in Portugal as part of a major shopping areas of Lisbon. This shopping area also extends to the parishes of Buraca and, specially, Carnaxide (Oeiras).