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Loulé
Settlement
Flag of Loulé
Coat of arms of Loulé
Country Portugal
RegionAlgarve
Intermunic. comm.Algarve
DistrictFaro
Area
 • Total
763.67 km2 (294.85 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total
70,622
 • Density92/km2 (240/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+00:00 (WET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+01:00 (WEST)
Websitehttp://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.

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. ^ Diário da República. "Law nr. 11-A/2013, page 552 61" (pdf) (in Portuguese). Retrieved 24 July 2014.
  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. ^ "Website of the city council about the Loulé World Cup Trampoline". Retrieved 2014-11-02.
Municipality of Faro District (Algarve)

Map of the Greater Metropolitan Area of the Algarve

Albufeira
Albufeira
Alcoutim
Alcoutim
Aljezur
Aljezur
Castro Marim
Castro Marim
Faro
Faro
Lagoa
Lagoa
Lagos
Lagos
Loulé
Loulé
Monchique
Monchique
Olhão
Olhão
Portimão
Portimão
São Brás de Alportel
São Brás de Alportel
Silves (Portugal)
Silves (Portugal)
Tavira
Tavira
Vila do Bispo
Vila do Bispo
Vila Real de Santo António
Vila Real de Santo António
Albufeira Alcoutim Aljezur Castro Marim Faro Lagoa Lagos Loulé Monchique Olhão Portimão São Brás de Alportel Silves Tavira Vila do Bispo Vila Real de Santo António