Olhão
Municipality in Algarve, Portugal / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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For the civil parish, see Olhão (parish).
Olhão (Portuguese pronunciation: [oˈʎɐ̃w] ⓘ), officially known as Olhão da Restauração, is a city and municipality in the Algarve region of southern Portugal. The population of the municipality in 2011 was 45,396,[1] in an area of 130.86 km2 (50.53 sq mi).[2] Located near the regional capital Faro and forming a single urban agglomeration, it is a fishing port and tourist center. Along with Faro, Loulé and Tavira, Olhão forms a conurbation from the eastern and central Algarve.
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Olhão Olhão da Restauração | |
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Coordinates: 37°1′30″N 7°50′30″W | |
Country | Portugal |
Region | Algarve |
Intermunic. comm. | Algarve |
District | Faro |
Parishes | 4 |
Government | |
• President | António Pina (PS) |
Area | |
• Total | 130.86 km2 (50.53 sq mi) |
Highest elevation | 403 m (1,322 ft) |
Lowest elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 45,396 |
• Density | 350/km2 (900/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC±00:00 (WET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+01:00 (WEST) |
Postal code | 8700 |
Area code | 289 |
Website | http://www.cm-olhao.pt |
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