Boliqueime

37°07′59″N 8°09′32″W / 37.133°N 8.159°W / 37.133; -8.159Country PortugalRegionAlgarveIntermunic. comm.AlgarveDistrictFaroMunicipalityLouléArea • Total46.21 km² (17.84 sq mi)Population • Total4,973 • Density110/km² (280/sq mi)Time zoneUTC±00:00 (WET) • Summer (DST)UTC+01:00 (WEST)

Boliqueime is a Portuguese village and freguesia ("civil parish"), located in the municipality of Loulé, in the region of Algarve.^[1] The population in 2011 was 4,973,^[2] in an area of 46.21 km².^[3] The urbanized core of the village is about 50 m to 95 m above sea level.^[4] Located in central Algarve, 27 km from Faro International Airport it is a well preserved small village less than 20 minutes away from both the inland city of Loulé, the seat of the municipality, and the coastal settlements of Vilamoura, a famed resort with marina, and Albufeira, a city by the sea with some of the most popular beaches in the region.

Notable people

• Aníbal Cavaco Silva, President of Portugal from 2006 to 2016 and Prime Minister of Portugal from 1985 to 1995, was born in this village in 1939.
• Lídia Jorge, novelist and author as well as a member of Portugal's Council of State.

Gallery

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  Matrix Church of São Sebastião de Boliqueime
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  Dr João Batista Ramos Faísca street looking south
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  Misericórdia street
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  Dr João Batista Ramos Faísca street looking north

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