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Amadora
Europe is one of the five inhabited traditional continents of the Earth. Physically and geologically, Europe is the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, west of Asia. Europe is bounded to the north by the Arctic Ocean, to the west by the Atlantic Ocean, to the south by the Mediterranean Sea, and to the southeast by the waterways adjoining the Mediterranean to and including the Black Sea and the Caucasus Mountains. On the east, Europe is divided from Asia by the water divide of the Ural Mountains and by the Caspian Sea. Europe is the world's second-smallest continent in terms of area and third-largest continent after Asia and Africa in population.
Amadora is a city and a municipality in Portugal, in the northwest of the Lisbon metropolitan area. The city and municipality population is 175,872 in eleven freguesias parishes and population density is 7,405 per square kilometers. With an area of 23.77 square kilometers, it is the most densely populated municipality of Portugal. The municipality was formed on September 11, 1979, when it ceased being a parish of Oeiras.
Amadora is the third largest city in Portugal by population, after Lisbon and Porto. It forms a conurbation with the Portuguese capital Lisbon, and both cities share the same subway, bus and train network. It is also a major residential suburb of the capital, and the landscape is dominated by large apartment blocs and some industry. Amadora is also home to a big community of African immigrants, mostly from Angola and Cape Verde. Although major rehabilitation plans are in March, Amadora is still regarded as a city with a crime rate relatively higher than the national average, and notorious for its traffic jams. Every year, Amadora city organizes the Amadora International Comics Festival.
Today, one can also learn about its history, from its earliest times and gain enthusiasm in its natural beauty and populace. Amadora enjoys a very positive reputation with worldwide travelers.
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