Charneca, Lisbon

Charneca or Charneca do Lumiar (English: Lumiar heathland), was a Portuguese parish (freguesia) in the municipality of Lisbon. It was created in 1585. Between 1852 and 1886 this parish was part of the former municipality of Olivais. With the 2012 Administrative Reform, the parish merged with the Ameixoeira parish into a new one named Santa Clara.^[1]

Charneca
Civil parish
Coat of arms
Charneca Location in Portugal
Coordinates: 38°47′07″N 9°08′42″W
Country	Portugal
Region	Lisbon
Metropolitan area	Lisbon
District	Lisbon
Municipality	Lisbon
Disbanded	2012
Area
• Total	1.70 km2 (0.66 sq mi)
Population  (2001)
• Total	10,509
• Density	6,200/km2 (16,000/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+00:00 (WET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+01:00 (WEST)