Oeiras, Lisbon District, Lisboa Region, Portugal

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🇵🇹 Oeiras is a municipality in the western part of Lisbon metropolitan area, a subregion of Greater Lisbon, in continental Portugal. It is part of the urban agglomeration of Lisbon, 16 km from the capital. It is the fifth-most densely populated municipality in Portugal.

Oeiras is an important economic hub, being one of the most highly developed municipalities of Portugal and Europe. It has the highest GDP per capita in the country, being also the second highest municipality (immediately after Lisbon) in terms of purchasing power as well as the second one collecting taxes in the country. These economic indicators also reflect the education level of the inhabitants, as Oeiras is the municipality with the highest concentration of population with higher education in the country. It also has the lowest unemployment rate in the Lisbon area.

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History The mild climate, access to water, quality of its soils and geographically advantageous location at the mouth of the Tagus River attracted early settlement to this region. The rugged hilltops of the interior conditioned cultivation and allowed the settlement of several small agricultural castros within the region's limits, such as Castro of Leceia (which was classified in 1963 as a property of public interest). This archaeological site is a witness to the early settlements and defensive structures that developed during the Chalcolithic period, although Paleolithic camps such as Gruta da Ponte da Laje are indicative of earlier settlements.

Remnants of the Roman occupation of the Iberian peninsula are evident in many places throughout the municipality, including mosaics, specifically along the Rua das Alcássimas, and a Roman bridge. The later Arab conquest left behind several toponymic markers, including Arab/Moorish place names such as Alcássimas, Algés, Alpendroado and Quinta da Moura.

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Economy The industrialised and heavily commercial municipality is occupied by several facilities, which include the headquarters of Portuguese television networks SIC and TVI, many large multinational and technology companies, including Nestlé, McDonald's, BP, General Electric, Cisco, Synopsys, P&G, HP, Dell, Epson, Samsung, LG, Unit4, Philips, Intel, Colgate-Palmoline, Johnson&Johnson, L'Oréal, Oracle, Atlas Copco, ABB, Daikin Airconditioning, Nike, Nissan, PepsiCo, Pfizer, Grundfos, Merck & Co, Netjets, Synopsys, Miele, Unisys, BMW, Toshiba, Canon, GlaxoSmithKline, Volvo Cars, and FCA (Fiat Chrysler Automobiles). The headquarters of NetJets Europe, Omni Aviation and its Portuguese subsidiary airline White Airways are also located in the area. The first Portuguese semiconductor company Chipidea was established in Oeiras until being acquired by MIPS Technologies for $147 million.

The region is also a technology and service incubator with the purposeful creation of many science, technology, research institutions and business parks, including: • Arquiparque • Lagoas Park • Miraflores Premium • Neo Park • Parque Holanda • Parque Suécia • Quinta da Fonte • Taguspark - Science and Technology Park • Tagus Space Several security and both private and governmental institutions are also within the vicinity: the NATO command post (Joint Command Lisbon); IGC - Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciência, and a pole of the Instituto Nacional dos Recursos Biológicos, responsible for agrarian research, the Estação Agronómica Nacional (National Agronomy Station), are all located within the municipality.

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Higher education • Escola Náutica Infante D. Henrique - in Paço de Arcos • FMH - Faculdade de Motricidade Humana (School of Human Motricity) - in Jamor • Instituto Superior Técnico (Taguspark) - in Porto Salvo • University New Atlântica - in Barcarena.

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Research • Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciência (IGC) • Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica (ITQB) • Instituto de Biologia Experimental e Tecnológica (IBET) • Instituto de Investigação das Pescas e do Mar (IPIMAR) • Instituto Nacional de Investigação Agrária e Veterinária (INIAV).

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Transportation The A5 motorway passes through Oeiras, providing a highway connection to Cascais and Lisbon. The municipality is served by the Cascais Line, a suburban railway line the runs along the Estoril Coast west from Lisbon. There are six railway stations on the Cascais Line in the municipality, including Oeiras Station that serves the parish centre.

Oeiras formerly contained the SATUOeiras people mover that connected Oeiras Parque Shopping Center with Paço de Arcos. The line operated between 2004 and 2015.

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Oeiras, Lisbon District, Lisboa Region, Portugal 
<b>Oeiras, Lisbon District, Lisboa Region, Portugal</b>
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Oeiras has a population of over 172,120 people. Oeiras also forms part of the wider Lisbon metropolitan area which has a population of over 2,846,332 people. Oeiras is situated 16 km west of the centre of Lisbon.

To set up a UBI Lab for Oeiras see: https://www.ubilabnetwork.org Twitter: https://twitter.com/UBILabNetwork

Twin Towns, Sister Cities Oeiras has links with:

🇦🇴 Benguela, Angola 🇵🇹 Covilhã, Portugal 🇹🇷 Gebze, Turkey 🇲🇿 Inhambane, Mozambique 🇨🇻 Mindelo, Cabo Verde 🇲🇦 Mohammedia, Morocco 🇧🇷 Oeiras, Brazil 🇸🇹 Príncipe, São Tomé and Príncipe 🇬🇼 Quinhámel, Guinea-Bissau 🇫🇷 Saint-Etienne, France
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Antipodal to Oeiras is: 170.683,-38.683

Locations Near: Oeiras -9.31667,38.6833

🇵🇹 Queluz e Belas -9.255,38.755 d: 9.6  

🇵🇹 Amadora -9.233,38.733 d: 9.1  

🇵🇹 Cascais -9.417,38.7 d: 8.9  

🇵🇹 Sintra -9.383,38.783 d: 12.5  

🇵🇹 Algueirão-Mem_Martins -9.35,38.8 d: 13.3  

🇵🇹 Almada -9.15,38.667 d: 14.6  

🇵🇹 Lisbon -9.133,38.717 d: 16.3  

🇵🇹 Seixal -9.1,38.65 d: 19.2  

🇵🇹 Setúbal -8.893,38.524 d: 40.9  

🇵🇹 Caldas da Rainha -9.135,39.407 d: 82  

Antipodal to: Oeiras 170.683,-38.683

🇳🇿 Richmond 173.183,-41.333 d: 19651.6  

🇳🇿 Stratford 174.283,-39.333 d: 19695.8  

🇳🇿 Nelson 173.284,-41.269 d: 19652.1  

🇳🇿 Auckland 174.763,-36.853 d: 19602.8  

🇳🇿 North Shore City 174.75,-36.8 d: 19600.8  

🇳🇿 Hibiscus Coast 174.698,-36.606 d: 19592.9  

🇳🇿 Whanganui 175.05,-39.932 d: 19614.6  

🇳🇿 Hamilton 175.28,-37.788 d: 19601.5  

🇳🇿 Whangārei 174.326,-35.725 d: 19554.4  

🇳🇿 Porirua 174.84,-41.131 d: 19568.2  

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