Ajuda

Ajuda
Clockwise: Ajuda National Palace; Ajuda Botanical Garden; streets of Ajuda; Botanical Garden; Igreja da Memória.
Coat of arms of Ajuda
Coordinates: 38°42′22″N 9°11′56″W / 38.706°N 9.199°W / 38.706; -9.199
Country Portugal
RegionLisbon
Metropolitan areaLisbon
DistrictLisbon
MunicipalityLisbon
Area
 • Total
2.88 km2 (1.11 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total
15,617
 • Density5,400/km2 (14,000/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+00:00 (WET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+01:00 (WEST)
Postal code
1300
Area code213
PatronNossa Senhora da Ajuda
Websitewww.jf-ajuda.pt

Ajuda (European Portuguese pronunciation: [ɐˈʒuðɐ]) is a freguesia (civil parish) and district of Lisbon, the capital of Portugal.[1] Ajuda is located in western Lisbon, northeast of Belém and west of Alcântara. The population in 2011 was 15,617.[2]

  1. ^ Diário da República. "Law nr. 56/2012, pages 6454-6460" (pdf) (in Portuguese). Retrieved 21 November 2014.
  2. ^ Instituto Nacional de Estatística (INE), Census 2011 results according to the 2013 administrative division of Portugal