Amadora

Amadora (.mw-parser-output .IPA-label-small{font-size:85%}.mw-parser-output .references .IPA-label-small,.mw-parser-output .infobox .IPA-label-small,.mw-parser-output .navbox .IPA-label-small{font-size:100%}Portuguese pronunciation: [ɐmɐˈðoɾɐ] ⓘ) is a municipality and urbanized city in the northwest of the Lisbon metropolitan area and 10 km from central Lisbon. The population in 2011 was 175,136,[1] in an area of 23.78 km2 (9.2 sq mi).[2] It is the fourth biggest, and most densely populated, city in Portugal. There is significant evidence of Neolithic settlements in the municipality. The Necropolis of Carenque consists of three artificial caves that served as tombs from around 3000 BCE. Amadora was originally named Porcalhota,[3] for being a Majorat of the daughter of a man surnamed Porcalho who was called for being a female Porcalhota.