Fuseta
Fuzeta | |
|---|---|
The shoreline and beachhead along the Atlantic coast of Fuseta | |
| Coordinates: 37°3′N 7°45′W / 37.050°N 7.750°W | |
| Country | Portugal |
| Region | Algarve |
| Intermunic. comm. | Algarve |
| District | Faro |
| Municipality | Olhão |
| Established | Settlement: 1572 Parish: 12 March 1874 |
| Disbanded | 2013 |
| Area | |
• Total | 0.36 km2 (0.14 sq mi) |
| Population (2001) | |
• Total | 2,146 |
| • Density | 6,000/km2 (15,000/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+00:00 (WET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+01:00 (WEST) |
| Postal code | 8700-019 |
| Area code | 289 |
| Patron | Nossa Senhora do Carmo |
Fuseta (Portuguese pronunciation: [fuˈzetɐ]) is a former civil parish in the municipality of Olhão, Portugal. In 2013, the parish merged into the new parish Moncarapacho e Fuseta. The parish occupies an area of approximately 0.36 square kilometres (0.14 sq mi) and at the 2001 census had a population of 2,146. This parish belonged to the Tavira Municipality until 1876.