Alcoutim (parish)

Alcoutim is a former civil parish, located in the municipality of Alcoutim, Algarve, Portugal. In 2013, the parish merged into the new parish Alcoutim e Pereiro.[1]

Alcoutim
Coat of arms
Alcoutim
Location in Portugal
Coordinates: 37°28′N 7°28′W
Country Portugal
RegionAlgarve
Intermunic. comm.Algarve
DistrictFaro
MunicipalityAlcoutim
Disbanded2013
Area
  Total129.60 km2 (50.04 sq mi)
Population
 (2001)
  Total1,099
  Density8.5/km2 (22/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC±00:00 (WET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+01:00 (WEST)

Main sites

  • Alcoutim Castle
  • Roman village of Montinho das Laranjeiras
  • Alcoutim Old Castle
  • Nossa Senhora da Conceição Church

References

  1. Diário da República. "Law nr. 11-A/2013, pages 552 8" (pdf) (in Portuguese). Retrieved 16 July 2014.



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