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Portimão
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Portimão () is a city and a municipality in the district of Faro, in the Algarve region of southern Portugal. The population in 2022 was 63,079 in an area of 182.06 km2. It was formerly known as Vila Nova de Portimão. In 1924, it was incorporated as a cidade and became known merely as Portimão. Historically a fishing and shipbuilding centre, it has nonetheless developed into a strong tourist centre oriented along its beaches and southern coast. The two largest population centers in the Algarve are Portimão and Faro.
Portimão is a city located in the Algarve region of southern Portugal with a population of around 63,000 people, making it one of the two largest population centers in the Algarve. Once known historically as a fishing and shipbuilding hub, it has developed into a major tourist destination focused on its beaches and coastal attractions.
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Key facts
- Portuguese subdivision.type
- municipality
- Portuguese subdivision.official_name
- Portimão
- Portuguese subdivision.image_flag
- File:Pt-ptm1.png
- Portuguese subdivision.flag_border
- no
- Portuguese subdivision.image_shield
- PTM.png
- Portuguese subdivision.map_caption
- Interactive map of Portimão
- Portuguese subdivision.region
- Algarve
- Portuguese subdivision.CIM
- Algarve
- Portuguese subdivision.district
- Faro
- Portuguese subdivision.parishes
- 3
- Portuguese subdivision.leader_name
- Álvaro Miguel Bila
- Portuguese subdivision.leader_party
- PS
- Portuguese subdivision.area_total
- 182.06
- Portuguese subdivision.population_as_of
- 2021
- Portuguese subdivision.population_total
- 63079
- Portuguese subdivision.patron
- Imaculada Conceição
- Portuguese subdivision.postal_code
- 8500
- Portuguese subdivision.website
- http://www.cm-portimao.pt
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Encyclopedic overview
32 sectionsContents
- History
- Prehistory
- Antiquity
- Middle Ages
- Kingdom
- Republic
- Geography
- Climate
- Human geography
- Economy
- Architecture
- Prehistoric
- Civic
- Main attractions
- Igreja Matriz de Portimão
- Forte de Santa Catarina
- Portimão Museum
- Marina de Portimão
- Education
- Sports
- Team sports
- Sailing
- Powerboating
- Motorsport
- Rhythmic gymnastics
- Scuba diving
- Notable people
- Sport
- Town twinning
- See also
- References
- External links
Portimão () is a city and a municipality in the district of Faro, in the Algarve region of southern Portugal. The population in 2022 was 63,079 in an area of 182.06 km2. It was formerly known as Vila Nova de Portimão. In 1924, it was incorporated as a cidade and became known merely as Portimão. Historically a fishing and shipbuilding centre, it has nonetheless developed into a strong tourist centre oriented along its beaches and southern coast. The two largest population centers in the Algarve are Portimão and Faro.
==History==
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