Boliqueime
Appearance
Boliqueime | |
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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.
- Clive Dunn, Dad's Army actor, best known for his role as Lance Corporal Jack Jones, spent his last 3 decades here.
Gallery
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Matrix Church of São Sebastião de Boliqueime
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Dr João Batista Ramos Faísca street looking south
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Misericórdia street
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Dr João Batista Ramos Faísca street looking north
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