Loulé

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Loulé
Municipality
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Flag of Loulé
Flag		 Coat of arms of Loulé
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Country  Portugal
Region Algarve
Subregion Algarve
Intermunic. comm. Algarve
District Faro
Parishes 9
Government
 • President Vítor Aleixo (PS)
Area
 • Total 763.67 km2 (294.85 sq mi)
Population (2011)
 • Total 70,622
 • Density 92/km2 (240/sq mi)
Time zone WET/WEST (UTC+0/+1)
Website http://www.cm-loule.pt

Loulé (Portuguese pronunciation: [loˈlɛ]) is a city and a municipality in Faro District in Portugal.[1] The population in 2011 was 70,622,[2] in an area of 763.67 km².[3] The municipality contains two cities: Loulé and Quarteira.

The present Mayor is Vítor Aleixo, elected by the Socialist Party. The municipal holiday is Ascension Day.

Parishes

Administratively, the municipality is divided into 9 civil parishes (freguesias):[4]

Tourism

A highlight of the summer months in Loulé is Noite Branca, the Festival of White Night held to celebrate the end of summer. Locals and tourists, all wearing white, converge on the town, where a dazzling display of music, dance and pageantry awaits. Young people wander the streets, dressed in white as princes and princesses, demons and winged fantasy figures, while live bands play in the background.[5]

Natural Heritage

Loulé is well known for the sandy beaches, such as Quarteira. Inland, Loulé shows a rich geology, paleontology,[6] and wildlife.

Gallery

  • Tree-lined street at Loule - The Algarve, Portugal (1399469140).jpg

    Loulé, Portugal

  • Carnaval.jpg

    Carnival of Loulé

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    Roundabout of the Gago Coutinho Square

  • MonumentoDuartePachecoLoule.JPG

    Monument Duarte Pacheco

  • Market

  • EstatuaAntonioAleixo.JPG

    Antonio Aleixo statue

  • Pormenor de casa e chaminé em Loulé.jpg
  • IgrejaMatrizLoule.JPG

    Matriz church

  • TorreSinoIgrejaMatrizLoule.JPG

    Matriz church

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    The church of Nossa Senhora da Piedade

  • Praia22.jpg

    Beach in Loulé

  • Loulé-Platz bei der Markthalle.JPG

    Loulé, Portugal

  • Procession of "Nossa Senhora da Piedade"

  • Nossa Senhora da Piedade 166.jpg

    The church of Nossa Senhora da Piedade (Our Lady of Piety) stands in a prominent location on an hilltop to the west of the town

Sport

In Pavilhão Desportivo Municipal de Loulé, a World Cup is held every year in the sport of trampolining.[7]

References

  1. ↑ Detail Regional Map, Algarve- Southern Portugal, ISBN 3-8297-6235-6
  2. ↑ Instituto Nacional de Estatística
  3. ↑ Direção-Geral do Território
  4. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  5. ↑ My weekly, Festival Nights in Portugal, Nov 5-11 2013
  6. ↑ Brusatte, S. L., Butler R. J., Mateus O., & Steyer S. J. (2015). A new species of Metoposaurus from the Late Triassic of Portugal and comments on the systematics and biogeography of metoposaurid temnospondyls. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, e912988., 2015
  7. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.

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