Boliqueime
Boliqueime | |
|---|---|
Restored windmill located on Travessa do Moinho | |
| 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) |
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Boliqueime (European Portuguese pronunciation: [buliˈkɐjmɨ]) is a Portuguese village and freguesia ("civil parish"), located in the municipality of Loulé, in the region of Algarve. The population in 2011 was 4,973, in an area of 46.21 km². The urbanized core of the village is about 50 m to 95 m above sea level. 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.