Santa Luzia (Tavira)
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| Basic data | ||||||
| Region : | Algarve | |||||
| Sub-region : | Algarve | |||||
| District : | Faro | |||||
| Concelho : | Tavira | |||||
| Coordinates : | 37 ° 6 ′ N , 7 ° 39 ′ W | |||||
| Residents: | 1455 (as of June 30, 2011) | |||||
| Surface: | 8.5 km² (as of January 1, 2010) | |||||
| Population density : | 171 inhabitants per km² | |||||
| Postal code : | 8800-539 | |||||
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| Mayor : | Carlos Alberto Pires Rodrigues (independent) | |||||
| Address of the municipal administration: | Junta de Freguesia de Santa Luzia Rua de Angola 8800-539 Santa Luzia |
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| Website: | www.santaluzia.freguesias.pt | |||||
Santa Luzia is a small town and municipality in the Algarve in southern Portugal . It is nicknamed the “capital of the squid” ( Capital do polvo ).
history
The fishing village has been occupied since 1577. He then grew increasingly together with Tavira, to which it was administratively always part.
Santa Luzia became an independent municipality on December 31, 1984, when it was separated from the municipality of Santiago .
On May 13, 1999, the place was raised to a small town ( Vila ).
administration
Santa Luzia is the seat of a municipality of the same name ( Freguesia ) in the district ( concelho ) of Tavira in the Faro district . 1455 inhabitants live here on an area of 9 km² (as of June 30, 2011).
The following localities and districts belong to the municipality of Santa Luzia:
- Caminho das Trindades
- Foz
- Quinta do Pinheirinho
- Santa Luzia
- Sao Pedro
- Sao Pedro Calada
- Urbanização Gilberto Ferro
Web links
- Official website of the municipality of Santa Luzia
- Profile Santa Luzia in the Mapas de Portugal
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b www.ine.pt - indicator resident population by place of residence and sex; Decennial in the database of the Instituto Nacional de Estatística
- ↑ Overview of code assignments from Freguesias on epp.eurostat.ec.europa.eu
