Torres Vedras
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Torres Vedras is a city (cidade) and municipality (concelho) in the district of Lisbon, Portugal, about 50 km north of Lisbon.
The municipality covers an area of 405.89 km² distributed over 20 freguesias. It borders to Lourinhã to the north, Alenquer to the east, Sobral de Monte Agraço to the southeast, Mafra to the south and the Atlantic Ocean to the west.
The town gave its name to the fortifications known as the Lines of Torres Vedras.
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Coat of arms
The coat of arms shows the flagged and roofed castle on red ground. Above the castle is the Portuguese coat of arms, with one star to each side. A mural crown above with five towers symbolizes the city rank. Below is a white scroll with the words CIDADE DE TORRES VEDRAS (Torres Vedras city).
Population
The municipality has a very dispersed demographics, with 21 urban agglomerates, of which most have less than 200 inhabitants. The resident population in the city of Torres Vedras (20,099 inhabitants in the two urban clienteles) represents about 25% of the population of the concelho.
Altogether the municipality has a population of 22,600, with a population density of 178 per km². The population growth between 1991 to 2001 was 7.5%.
Subdivision
The municipality is subdivided into 20 freguesias.
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