Loures

Loures (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈlowɾɨʃ] (listen)) is a city in the central Portuguese Grande Lisboa Subregion. It is 13 km to the north of Lisbon. It was created on 26 July 1886. The population in 2011 was 199,494,^[1] in an area of 167.24 km².^[2]

Loures, Portugal
Municipality
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Coordinates: 38°50′N 9°10′W
Country	Portugal
Region	Lisboa
Metropolitan area	Lisbon
District	Lisbon
Parishes	10
Government
• President	Bernardino Soares (CDU)
Area
• Total	167.24 km2 (64.57 sq mi)
Population  (2011)
• Total	199,494
• Density	1,200/km2 (3,100/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC±00:00 (WET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+01:00 (WEST)
Local holiday	July 26
Website	http://www.cm-loures.pt