Pena, Lisbon

Pena
The Junta Freguesia of Pena, the modern adoption of the parish authority
The Junta Freguesia of Pena, the modern adoption of the parish authority
Coat of arms of Pena
Etymology: pena, Portuguese for help or aid
Coordinates: 38°43′16.91″N 9°8′23.60″W / 38.7213639°N 9.1398889°W / 38.7213639; -9.1398889
Country Portugal
RegionLisbon
Sub-regionGreater Lisbon
DistrictLisbon
MunicipalityLisbon
Settlementfl. 1500
Parishc. 1564
Civil Parishc. 1705
Government
 • TypeLAU
 • BodyFreguesia/Junta Freguesia
 • MayorJoaquim Lopes Ramos
Area
 • Total0.50 km2 (0.19 sq mi)
Elevation
59 m (194 ft)
Population
 (2001)
 • Total6,068
 • Density12,000/km2 (31,000/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC0 (WET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+1 (WEST)
Postal Zone
1150-283 Pena
Area code(+351) 218 XXX XXX
DemonymLisboense; Lisboetas
Parish AddressRua Saco, 1A
1150-283 Pena
Websitehttp://www.jf-pena.pt/
Geographic detail from CAOP (2010)[1] produced by Instituto Geográfico Português (IGP)

Pena is a former parish (freguesia) in the municipality of Lisbon, Portugal. At the administrative reorganization of Lisbon on 8 December 2012 it became part of the parish Arroios.[2] In 2001, the population of the district included 6038 residents, in an area of 0.5 km2, representing a highly compact population.

  1. ^ IGP, ed. (2010), Carta Administrativa Oficial de Portugal (in Portuguese), Lisbon, Portugal: Instituto Geográfico Português, archived from the original on 3 July 2014, retrieved 1 July 2011
  2. ^ Lei n.º 56/2012 (Reorganização administrativa de Lisboa). Diário da República, 1.ª Série, n.º 216. Accessed 25/11/2012.