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São Brás de Alportel

São Brás de Alportel
Municipality
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Coordinates: 37°09′N 7°53′W / 37.150°N 7.883°W / 37.150; -7.883Coordinates: 37°09′N 7°53′W / 37.150°N 7.883°W / 37.150; -7.883
Country  Portugal
Region Algarve
Subregion Algarve
Intermunic. comm. Algarve
District Faro
Parishes 1
Government
 • President António Eusébio (PS)
Area
 • Total 153.37 km2 (59.22 sq mi)
Population (2011)
 • Total 10,662
 • Density 70/km2 (180/sq mi)
Time zone WET/WEST (UTC+0/+1)
Website http://www.cm-sbras.pt

São Brás de Alportel (Portuguese pronunciation: [sɐ̃w̃ ˈβɾaʒ d͜ aɫpuɾˈtɛɫ]) is a municipality in the District of Faro in Portugal. The population in 2011 was 10,662, in an area of 153.37 km².

The present Mayor is António Jacinto Eusébio, elected by the Socialist Party. The municipal holiday is June 1.

Administratively, the municipality consists of 1 civil parish (freguesia):

Map of the Greater Metropolitan Area of the Algarve


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