Olhão

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Olhão da Restauração Municipal flag Municipal coat of arms
Location
- Country	Portugal
- Region	Algarve
- Subregion	Algarve
- District or A.R.	Faro
Mayor	Francisco José Leal
- Party	PS
Area	130.9 km²
Population
- Total	42,272
- Density	323/km²
No. of parishes	5
Coordinates	37º03'N 7º48'W
Municipal holiday	June 16
Website: http://www.cm-olhao.pt

Olhão (pron. IPA: [o'ʎɐ̃ũ]) or Olhão da Restauração is a city and a municipality in the Algarve region, southern Portugal. It is located near Faro which is the district's capital and the capital of the Algarve

The municipality of Olhão has a total area of 130.9 km² and 42,272 inhabitants. The city itself has a population of 24,876.^[1] Olhão includes a mainland part and the Armona island. It borders the municipality of Tavira in the north and the east, by the municipality of Faro in the west, the municipality of São Brás de Alportel in the notheast and the Atlantic Ocean in the south.

Contents 1 Parishes 2 Gallery 3 References 4 External links

[edit] Parishes

• Fuseta
• Moncarapacho
• Olhão
• Pechão
• Quelfes

[edit] Gallery

Church of Olhão

Marketplace

Aerial view

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Municipality official website
• Photographs of Olhão

v • d • e Parishes of Olhão municipality Fuseta | Moncarapacho | Olhão | Pechão | Quelfes

v • d • e Municipalities of the District of Faro Albufeira · Alcoutim · Aljezur · Castro Marim · Faro · Lagoa · Lagos · Loulé · Monchique · Olhão Portimão · São Brás de Alportel · Silves · Tavira · Vila do Bispo · Vila Real de Santo António