Loulé
Loulé | |
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Views of Loulé Municipality. The image on top is the seaside town of Quarteira. The seat of the municipality, the city of Loulé proper, is about 10 kilometres inland from the nearest coast. | |
Location of the municipality of Loulé in continental Portugal | |
| Coordinates: 37°09′N 8°00′W / 37.150°N 8.000°W | |
| Country | Portugal |
| Region | Algarve |
| Intermunic. comm. | Algarve |
| District | Faro |
| Established | Settlement: Late Paleolithic Foral: c. 1249 |
| Parishes | 9 |
| Government | |
| • President | Vitor Manuel Gonçalves Aleixo (PS) |
| Area | |
• Total | 763.67 km2 (294.85 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 49 m (161 ft) |
| Population (2021) | |
• Total | 72,373 |
| • Density | 95/km2 (250/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+00:00 (WET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+01:00 (WEST) |
| Postal code | 8104-001 |
| Area code | 289 |
| Patron | Nossa Senhora da Piedade |
| Local holiday | Ascension |
| Website | www |
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Loulé (locally [loˈlɛ] ⓘ) is a city and municipality in the region of Algarve, district of Faro, Portugal. In 2021, the population of the entire municipality was 72,373 inhabitants, in an area of approximately 763.67 square kilometres (294.85 sq mi). The municipality has two principal cities: Loulé (the seat of the municipality) and Quarteira.