Armacao de Pera

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Armacao de Pera
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Arms of Armação de Pêra
Armação de Pêra (Portugal)
Armacao de Pera
Basic data
Region : Algarve
Sub-region : Algarve
District : Faro
Concelho : Silves
Coordinates : 37 ° 8 ′  N , 8 ° 22 ′  W Coordinates: 37 ° 8 ′  N , 8 ° 22 ′  W
Residents: 4867 (as of June 30, 2011)
Surface: 7.99 km² (as of January 1, 2010)
Population density : 609 inhabitants per km²

Armação de Pêra is a Portuguese municipality in the district of Silves with an area of ​​8 km² and 4867 inhabitants (as of June 30, 2011). The population density is 609 inhabitants / km².

Praia de Armacao de Pera

Armação de Pêra is a former fishing village and is now a popular seaside resort on the Algarve coast. The townscape is shaped by tourism. The numerous apartment blocks and high-rise buildings from the 1970s are particularly striking.

Attractions

Fortaleza de Armacao de Pera

On the beach there is a small fortress, the Fortaleza de Armação de Pera from 1571. This also includes the small Capela de Santo António from 1720.

beaches

  • Praia de Armacao de Pera
  • Praia da Senhora da Rocha
  • Praia Grande
  • Praia dos Salgados

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ www.ine.pt - indicator resident population by place of residence and sex; Decennial in the database of the Instituto Nacional de Estatística
  2. ↑ Overview of code assignments from Freguesias on epp.eurostat.ec.europa.eu

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