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Boliqueime is a Portuguese village and freguesia ("civil parish"), located in the municipality of Loulé, in the region of Algarve.[1] The population in 2011 was 4,973,[2] in an area of 46.21 km².[3] The urbanized core of the village is about 50 m to 95 m above sea level.[4] 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.

Notable people

  • Aníbal Cavaco Silva, President of Portugal from 2006 to 2016 and Prime Minister of Portugal from 1985 to 1995, was born in this village in 1939.
  • Lídia Jorge, novelist and author as well as a member of Portugal's Council of State.

Gallery

  • Matrix Church of São Sebastião de Boliqueime
    Matrix Church of São Sebastião de Boliqueime
  • Dr João Batista Ramos Faísca street looking south
    Dr João Batista Ramos Faísca street looking south
  • Misericórdia street
    Misericórdia street
  • Dr João Batista Ramos Faísca street looking north
    Dr João Batista Ramos Faísca street looking north

References

  1. ^ Detail Regional Map, Algarve- Southern Portugal, ISBN 3-8297-6235-6
  2. ^ Instituto Nacional de Estatística
  3. ^ "Áreas das freguesias, concelhos, distritos e país". Archived from the original on 2018-11-05. Retrieved 2018-11-05.
  4. ^ Location of Boliqueime - Falling Rain Genomics


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