Castro Marim

Castro Marim
Municipality

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Coordinates: 37°13′N 7°27′W / 37.217°N 7.450°W / 37.217; -7.450Coordinates: 37°13′N 7°27′W / 37.217°N 7.450°W / 37.217; -7.450
Country  Portugal
Region Algarve
Subregion Algarve
Intermunic. comm. Algarve
District Faro
Parishes 4
Government
 • President Francisco Amaral (PSD)
Area
 • Total 300.84 km2 (116.15 sq mi)
Population (2011)
 • Total 6,747
 • Density 22/km2 (58/sq mi)
Time zone WET/WEST (UTC+0/+1)
Website http://www.cm-castromarim.pt

Castro Marim (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈkaʃtɾu mɐˈɾĩ]) is a town and a municipality in the southern region of Algarve, in Portugal.[1] The population in 2011 was 6,747,[2] in an area of 300.84 km².[3]

The current Mayor is Francisco Amaral, elected by the Social Democratic Party.

The municipal holiday is June 24.

In the Roman era, Castro Marim was known as Aesuris.

Every year in the end of August there is a Medieval Fair/Festival that reunites many people from across the world to perform, like medieval musicians, archers, swordsmen, dancers, troupes, etc. There are sellers too: blacksmiths, textile crafters (weaving), herbs sellers, etc.

In honour to his Portuguese mother, Lucia Gomes, from Castro Marim, Paco de Lucía - the Spanish composer and guitarist - named his thirteenth studio album Castro Marín.

Parishes

Administratively, the municipality is divided into 4 civil parishes (freguesias):[4]

References

  1. ↑ Detail Regional Map, Algarve- Southern Portugal, ISBN 3-8297-6235-6
  2. ↑ Instituto Nacional de Estatística
  3. ↑ Direção-Geral do Território
  4. ↑ Diário da República. "Law nr. 11-A/2013, page 552 36" (pdf) (in Portuguese). Retrieved 20 July 2014.

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