Portimão

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Portimão

Total population

22,692

Coordinates37.14°, -8.54°

Demographic figures from INE Portugal. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

Overview

Portimão is a city and a municipality in the district of Faro, in the Algarve region of southern Portugal. The population in 2022 was 63,079 in an area of 182.06 km2. It was formerly known as Vila Nova de Portimão. In 1924, it was incorporated as a cidade and became known merely as Portimão. Historically a fishing and shipbuilding centre, it has nonetheless developed into a strong tourist centre oriented along its beaches and southern coast. The two largest population centers in the Algarve are Portimão and Faro.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.