Tunes (Silves)
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Tunes is a Portuguese Parish in the Municipality (concelho) of Silves[1]. The village is 29.7 kilometres (18.5 mi) east of Silves and is 245 kilometres (152 mi) south south east of Lisbon[2]. It has an area of 12.13 km², has a population of ca. 2,002 (2001), and a population density of 166.7 hab/km².
Some historians think that the local area was originally inhabited by people from Tunis in Tunisia, hence the name "Tunes".
The town is most noted for a train station.
[edit] References
- ^ Grande enciclopédia portuguesa e brasileira: Actualização, Publisher: Zairol (1998) ISBN 9729362165
- ^ Detail Regional Map, Algarve- Southern Portugal, ISBN 3-8297-6235-6
Coordinates: 37°10′01″N 8°15′32″W / 37.167°N 8.259°W
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