Conceição (Faro)

Conceição
coat of arms map
Basic data
Region :	Algarve
Sub-region :	Algarve
District :	Faro
Concelho :	Faro
Freguesia :	União das Freguesias de Conceição e Estoi
Coordinates :	37 ° 4 ′  N , 7 ° 55 ′  W Coordinates: 37 ° 4 ′  N , 7 ° 55 ′  W

Conceição is a place and a former municipality in the Algarve in southern Portugal .

history

Finds prove a prehistoric presence of humans.

In the middle of the 16th century Conceição became an independent municipality.

administration

Population development in the municipality of Conceição (1864–2011)

Conceição was the seat of a municipality of the same name ( Freguesia ) in the district ( Concelho ) of Faro in the Faro district . The community had 4499 inhabitants on an area of ​​21.81 km² (as of June 30, 2011).

The following places belonged to the territory of the municipality of Conceição:

Bairro Rufina Bela Curral Bela Salema Besouro Brejo Caliços Campinas Canada Chao de Cevada Chaveca Chelote Conceição

Ferradeira Galvana Jardina Laranjeiro Meloal Outeiro Paço Branco Pao Branco Quinta Grande Quinta Mateus Bolas Torre Natal

In the course of the regional reform in Portugal on September 29, 2013 , the municipalities of Conceição and Estoi were merged to form the new municipality of União das Freguesias de Conceição e Estoi . Conceição became the seat of this newly formed community.

Web links

Commons : Conceição (Faro)  - collection of images, videos and audio files

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. ^ Publication of the administrative reorganization in the Diário da República gazette of January 28, 2013, accessed on October 1, 2014