Boliqueime
Boliqueime | |
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.JPG) Restored windmill located on Travessa do Moinho | |
 Coat of arms | |
  Boliqueime Location in Portugal | |
| Coordinates: 37°07′59″N 8°09′32″W / 37.133°N 8.159°W | |
| Country |  Portugal |
| Region | Algarve |
| Intermunic. comm. | Algarve |
| District | Faro |
| Municipality | Loulé |
| Area | |
| • Total | 46.21 km2 (17.84 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 4,973 |
| • Density | 110/km2 (280/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC±00:00 (WET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+01:00 (WEST) |
Boliqueime (European Portuguese pronunciation: [buliˈkɐjmɨ]) is a Portuguese village and freguesia ("civil parish"), located in the municipality of Loulé, in the region of Algarve.[1] The population in 2011 was 4,973,[2] in an area of 46.21 km².[3] The urbanized core of the village is about 50 m to 95 m above sea level.[4] Located in central Algarve, 27 km from Faro International Airport it is a well preserved small village less than 20 minutes away from both the inland city of Loulé, the seat of the municipality, and the coastal settlements of Vilamoura, a famed resort with marina, and Albufeira, a city by the sea with some of the most popular beaches in the region.
Notable people
[edit]- Aníbal Cavaco Silva, President of Portugal from 2006 to 2016 and Prime Minister of Portugal from 1985 to 1995, was born in this village in 1939.
- Lídia Jorge, novelist and author as well as a member of Portugal's Council of State.
Gallery
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Matrix Church of São Sebastião de Boliqueime -
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Dr João Batista Ramos Faísca street looking south -
Misericórdia street -
Dr João Batista Ramos Faísca street looking north
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References
[edit]- ^ Detail Regional Map, Algarve- Southern Portugal, ISBN 3-8297-6235-6
- ^ Instituto Nacional de Estatística
- ^ "Áreas das freguesias, concelhos, distritos e país". Archived from the original on 2018-11-05. Retrieved 2018-11-05.
- ^ Location of Boliqueime - Falling Rain Genomics
Parishes of Loulé Municipality | ||
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