Loulé Municipality

Loulé

Municipality

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Coordinates: 37°09′N 8°00′W / 37.150°N 8.000°WCoordinates: 37°09′N 8°00′W / 37.150°N 8.000°W

Country

Portugal

Government

• President

Vítor Aleixo (PS)

Area

• Total

763.67 km² (294.85 sq mi)

Population (2011)

• Total

70,622

• Density

92/km² (240/sq mi)

Time zone

WET/WEST (UTC+0/+1)

Website

http://www.cm-loule.pt

Loulé (Portuguese pronunciation: [loˈlɛ]) is a city and a municipality in Faro District in Portugal. The population in 2011 was 70,622, in an area of 763.67 km². The municipality contains two cities: Loulé and Quarteira.

The municipal holiday is Ascension Day.

Administratively, the municipality is divided into 9 civil parishes (freguesias):

A highlight of the summer months in Loulé is Noite Branca, the Festival of White Night held to celebrate the end of summer. Locals and tourists, all wearing white, converge on the town, where a dazzling display of music, dance and pageantry awaits. Young people wander the streets, dressed in white as princes and princesses, demons and winged fantasy figures, while live bands play in the background. Loulé is also the largest municipality in the Algarve and includes well-known towns near the sea (like Vilamoura or Quinta do Lago) but also the hidden villages in the Algarve mountains where there are unmistakable landscapes.

Loulé is well known for the sandy beaches, such as Quarteira. Inland, Loulé shows a rich geology, paleontology, and wildlife.

Loulé Castle

Loulé, Portugal

Carnival of Loulé

Roundabout of the Gago Coutinho Square

Monument Duarte Pacheco

Market

Antonio Aleixo statue

Matriz church

The shrine of Our Lady of Piety (Sovereign Mother)

Beach in Loulé

Loulé, Portugal

Procession of Our Lady of Piety (Sovereign Mother)

The shrine of Our Lady of Piety (Sovereign Mother) stands in a prominent location on an hilltop to the west of the town

In Pavilhão Desportivo Municipal de Loulé, a World Cup is held every year in the sport of trampolining.

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