São Bartolomeu de Messines

São Bartolomeu de Messines
São Bartolomeu de Messines
Location in Portugal
Coordinates: 37°15′25″N 8°17′13″W / 37.257°N 8.287°W / 37.257; -8.287
Country Portugal
RegionAlgarve
Intermunic. comm.Algarve
DistrictFaro
MunicipalitySilves
Area
  Total
239.87 km2 (92.61 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
  Total
8,430
  Density35/km2 (91/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+00:00 (WET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+01:00 (WEST)

São Bartolomeu de Messines, also referred to as Messines, is a town and civil parish in the municipality of Silves, in Algarve region, Portugal. The population of the civil parish in 2011 was 8,430, in an area of 239.87 km2.