Porto Salvo
Template: Infobox city in Portugal / Maintenance / card is empty
Template: Infobox city in Portugal / Maintenance / Height is empty
Template: Infobox city in Portugal / Maintenance / Mayor is filled in Template: Infobox location in Portugal / Maintenance / Administration Name field
Filled Infobox city in Portugal / Maintenance / Address: template
Porto Salvo is a comune ( freguesia ) in a circle ( Municipio ) of Oeiras 7.3 km ² and 15,119 inhabitants (as of 30 June 2011) in Portugal. This gives a population density of 1933 persons per km ².
History
The community was founded on 11 June 1993 by the splitting of communities Barcarena and Oeiras e São Julião da Barra. The town was elevated to Vila ( town ) on 12 July 2001.
Clubs
There are some clubs in the village, among the most important:
- Atlético Clube de Porto Salvo
- Clube Recreativo Leões de Porto Salvo, founded on May 23, 1970
- ProAtlântico - youth organization
- Sociedade de Instrução Musical de Porto Salvo
Business
In the town the air carriers Omni is located.
The patron saint of the city devoted to buildings
- Forte de Nossa Senhora de Porto Salvo in Paço de Arcos, also known under the name Forte and Forte da Ponta da Giribita do Guincho.