Loulé
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Loulé is a city and a municipality in Portugal
with a total area of 764.2 km² and a total population of 62,295 inhabitants. The city proper has a population of 12,103.
The municipality is composed of 11 parishes, and is located in the District of Faro
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The present Mayor is Sebastião Seruca Emídio, elected by the Social Democratic Party
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The municipal holiday is Ascension Day.
Portugal
Portugal , officially the Portuguese Republic is a country situated in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Portugal is the westernmost country of Europe, and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the West and South and by Spain to the North and East. The Atlantic archipelagos of the...
with a total area of 764.2 km² and a total population of 62,295 inhabitants. The city proper has a population of 12,103.
The municipality is composed of 11 parishes, and is located in the District of Faro
Faro (district)
Faro District is the southernmost district of Portugal, coincident with the Algarve. The administrative centre, or capital, is the city of Faro.-Municipalities:The district is composed of 16 municipalities:* Albufeira* Alcoutim* Aljezur* Castro Marim...
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The present Mayor is Sebastião Seruca Emídio, elected by the Social Democratic Party
Social Democratic Party (Portugal)
The Social Democratic Party , is a centre-right liberal conservative political party in Portugal. It is commonly known by its initials, PSD; on ballot papers, its initials appear as PPD/PSD, with the first three letters coming from the party's original name, Democratic People's Party...
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The municipal holiday is Ascension Day.
Parishes
- AlmancilAlmancilAlmancil is a town in the civil parish of Loulé in the Algarve region in the south of Portugal.Almancil is a resort on the southern shoreline of Portugal enjoying a warm climate around the year. It has become an important hub for service providers catering for the needs of two well-established...
- AlteAlteIn James A. Michener's novel The Drifters, Alte serves as the main setting of the chapter Algarve, being recommended to the protagonists by a customs officer who wants them "to know Portugal at its best."-External links:***...
- Ameixial
- BenafimBenafimBenafim is a Portuguese parish, in the municipality of Loulé. It is located at 37°13'60N 8°7'60W and has an altitude of 216 m .-References:...
- BoliqueimeBoliqueimeBoliqueime is a Portuguese parish, located in the municipality of Loulé. It is located at 37°7'60N 8°9'0W and has an altitude of 43 m , the population of the parish is 4,473 inhabitants with a total area of 41.46 km²....
- QuarteiraQuarteiraQuarteira is a Portuguese city and a parish, located in the municipality of Loulé. It has a population of 16,131 inhabitants and a total area of 37.78 km². Quarteira is a city since May 13 of 1999....
- QuerençaQuerençaQuerença is a Portuguese civil parish freguesia in the municipality/concelho of Loulé, in the eastern Algarve , 37.18 km² in area, and with 788 inhabitants...
- Salir
- São Clemente
- São Sebastião
- Tôr