Odivelas () is a municipality in the Greater Lisbon area, Portugal. The municipality is located 8 km northwest of the center of Lisbon. Predominantly a residential suburb, the population in 2021 was 148 034, in an area of 26.54 km<sup>2</sup> (one of the smallest municipalities in Portugal).
Geography
Situated in the old district of Lisbon (historical Estremadura province), the municipality of Odivelas is in the Greater Lisbon area, bordering the municipalities of Loures, Sintra, Amadora and Lisbon.
The region is situated in an extensive plain that extends from Pontinha to Póvoa de Santo Adrião, running through Odivelas and Olival Basto.
- Odivelas
- Pontinha e Famões
- Póvoa de Santo Adrião e Olival Basto
- Ramada e Caneças
History
235px|left|thumb|The Monastery of São Dinis
The origin of the name Odivelas is caught up in a peculiar legend that developed from the reign of King Denis. In the legend, King Denis had a habit of travelling late at night to the area of Odivelas, in order to have liaisons with women. On one of these nights, the Queen (Elizabeth of Portugal) waited for her wandering husband, and confronted him about the nightly trips, On 20 January 1999, the Comissão Instaladora do Município de Odivelas was empowered by the Minister of Equipment, Planning and Administration of the Territory João Cravinho with its new transitional administrative duties.