Tunes (Silves)
Do it | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
||||||
Basic data | ||||||
Region : | Algarve | |||||
Sub-region : | Algarve | |||||
District : | Faro | |||||
Concelho : | Silves | |||||
Coordinates : | 37 ° 10 ′ N , 8 ° 15 ′ W | |||||
Residents: | 2560 (as of June 30, 2011) | |||||
Surface: | 12.87 km² (as of January 1, 2010) | |||||
Population density : | 199 inhabitants per km² | |||||
politics | ||||||
Address of the municipal administration: | Junta de Freguesia de Tunes Rua Teófilo Carvalho dos Santos 8365-235 Tunes |
|||||
Website: | www.jf-tunes.com |
Tunes is a former Portuguese municipality in the Silves district with an area of 12.9 km² and 2560 inhabitants (as of June 30, 2011). The population density is 199 inhabitants per km².
Some historians believe that this place was originally inhabited by people from Tunis , Tunisia, and hence the name Tunes comes from.
The place is mainly known for its train station. Here the Linha do Sul begins and meets the Linha do Algarve . The station is also a stop of the Alfa Pendular between Faro and Lisbon .
Individual evidence
- ↑ 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
Web links
- Map of the Freguesia Tunes (Silves) at the Instituto Geográfico do Exército