Torres Vedras

Torres Vedras
Flag of Torres Vedras
Coat of arms of Torres Vedras
Coordinates: 39°5′N 9°16′W / 39.083°N 9.267°W / 39.083; -9.267
Country Portugal
RegionOeste e Vale do Tejo
Intermunic. comm.Oeste
DistrictLisbon
Parishes13
Government
 • PresidentLaura Rodrigues (PS)
Area
 • Total
407.15 km2 (157.20 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)
 • Total
83,075
 • Density200/km2 (530/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+00:00 (WET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+01:00 (WEST)
Postal code
2560
Area code261
PatronSanta Maria do Castelo and São Gonçalo de Lagos
Websitewww.cm-tvedras.pt

Torres Vedras (European Portuguese: [ˈtoʁɨʒ ˈvɛðɾɐʃ] ) is a municipality in the Portuguese district of Lisbon, approximately 40 kilometres (25 mi) north of the capital Lisbon. It is part of the intermunicipal community Oeste and the region Oeste e Vale do Tejo.[1] The population as of 2011 was 83,075,[2] in an area of 407.15 square kilometres (157.20 sq mi).[3]

  1. ^ União Europeia aprova nova região do Oeste e Vale do Tejo, O Mirante, 6 February 2023.
  2. ^ "Statistics Portugal - Web Portal".
  3. ^ "Áreas das freguesias, concelhos, distritos e país". Archived from the original on 2018-11-05. Retrieved 2018-11-05.