Portimão

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Portimão
Flag of Portimão
Municipal flag
Coat of arms of Portimão
Municipal coat of arms
Location of Portimão
Location  
 - Country Flag of Portugal Portugal
 - Region Algarve
 - Subregion Algarve
 - District or A.R. Faro
Mayor Manuel da Luz
 - Party PS
Area 183 km²
Population
 - Total 44,818 (2001)
 - Density /km²
No. of parishes 3
Coordinates 37º8'N 8º32'W
Municipal holiday
December 11
Website: http://www.cm-portimao.pt/

Portimão (IPA: [puɾ.ti.'mɐ̃w̃]) is a city located in the District of Faro in the Region of Algarve on the southern coast of Portugal. It was formerly known as Vila Nova de Portimão (IPA: ['vi.lɐ 'nɔ.vɐ dɨ]). In 1924 it was incorporated as a city and became known as Portimão. The city proper has 45,000 inhabitants and the entire municipality 52,000 (as of 2006; INE).

Praia da Rocha beach, near Portimão
Praia da Rocha beach, near Portimão

[edit] Sports

Portimão is also a city with great sporting events. It is here, that in the summer, the Mundialito of Beach Football. Even the Rally Lisbon-Dakar goes through this city, where you can also see Surf and Kitesurf.

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