Castro Marim

For the civil parish, see Castro Marim (parish).

Castro Marim (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈkaʃtɾu mɐˈɾĩ] ^ⓘ), officially the Town of Castro Marim (Portuguese: Vila de Castro Marim), is a town and a municipality in the southern region of Algarve, in Portugal.^[1] The population in 2011 was 6,747,^[2] in an area of 300.84 km².^[3]

Town of Castro Marim
Municipality
View of Castro Marim
Flag Coat of arms
Coordinates: 37°13′N 7°27′W
Country	Portugal
Region	Algarve
Intermunic. comm.	Algarve
District	Faro
Parishes	4
Government
• President	Francisco Amaral (PSD)
Area
• Total	300.84 km2 (116.15 sq mi)
Population  (2011)
• Total	6,747
• Density	22/km2 (58/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+00:00 (WET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+01:00 (WEST)
Local holiday	June 24
Website	http://www.cm-castromarim.pt

The current mayor is Francisco Amaral, elected by the Social Democratic Party.

The municipal holiday is June 24.

In the Roman era, Castro Marim was known as Aesuris.

Every year in the end of August there is a Medieval Fair/Festival that reunites many people from across the world to perform, like medieval musicians, archers, swordsmen, dancers, troupes, etc. There are sellers too: blacksmiths, textile crafters (weaving), herbs sellers, etc.

In honour to his Portuguese mother, Lucia Gomes, from Castro Marim, Paco de Lucía - the Spanish composer and guitarist - named his thirteenth studio album Castro Marín.

Parishes

Administratively, the municipality is divided into 4 civil parishes (freguesias):^[4]

• Altura
• Azinhal
• Castro Marim
• Odeleite

Notable people

• Domingos Correia Arouca (1790–1861) a general, administrator and colonial governor of Cape Verde, 1835-1837

See also

• Fort São Sebastião (Castro Marim)