Colares (Sintra)

Colares
Village of Azenhas do Mar on the Colares coast.
Village of Azenhas do Mar on the Colares coast.
Colares is located in Portugal
Colares
Colares
Location in Portugal
Coordinates: 38°48′11″N 9°27′00″W / 38.803°N 9.450°W / 38.803; -9.450
Country Portugal
RegionLisbon
Metropolitan areaLisbon
DistrictLisbon
MunicipalitySintra
Area
 • Total33.37 km2 (12.88 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total7,628
 • Density230/km2 (590/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC±00:00 (WET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+01:00 (WEST)
Postal code
2705
Area code219
PatronNossa Senhora da Assunção
Websitehttp://www.jf-colares.pt

Colares (Portuguese pronunciation: [kuˈlaɾɨʃ]) is a civil parish along the coast of the municipality of Sintra. The population in 2011 was 7,628,[1] in an area of 33.37 square kilometres (12.88 sq mi).[2]

  1. ^ Instituto Nacional de Estatística (INE), Census 2011 results according to the 2013 administrative division of Portugal
  2. ^ "Áreas das freguesias, concelhos, distritos e país". Archived from the original on 5 November 2018. Retrieved 5 November 2018.