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Castro Marim (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈkaʃtɾu mɐˈɾĩ] (listen)) is a town and a municipality in the southern region of Algarve, in Portugal.[1] The population in 2011 was 6,747,[2] in an area of 300.84 km2.[3]

For the civil parish, see Castro Marim (parish).

Castro Marim
Municipality
View of Castro Marim
Flag
Coat of arms
Coordinates: 37°13′N 7°27′W
Country Portugal
RegionAlgarve
Intermunic. comm.Algarve
DistrictFaro
Parishes4
Government
 • PresidentFrancisco Amaral (PSD)
Area
 • Total300.84 km2 (116.15 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total6,747
 • Density22/km2 (58/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC±00:00 (WET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+01:00 (WEST)
Local holidayJune 24
Websitehttp://www.cm-castromarim.pt

The current Mayor is Francisco Amaral, elected by the Social Democratic Party.

The municipal holiday is June 24.

In the Roman era, Castro Marim was known as Aesuris.

Every year in the end of August there is a Medieval Fair/Festival that reunites many people from across the world to perform, like medieval musicians, archers, swordsmen, dancers, troupes, etc. There are sellers too: blacksmiths, textile crafters (weaving), herbs sellers, etc.

In honour to his Portuguese mother, Lucia Gomes, from Castro Marim, Paco de Lucía - the Spanish composer and guitarist - named his thirteenth studio album Castro Marín.


Parishes


Administratively, the municipality is divided into 4 civil parishes (freguesias):[4]


Notable people



References


  1. Detail Regional Map, Algarve- Southern Portugal, ISBN 3-8297-6235-6
  2. Instituto Nacional de Estatística
  3. "Áreas das freguesias, concelhos, distritos e país". Archived from the original on 5 November 2018. Retrieved 5 November 2018.
  4. Diário da República. "Law nr. 11-A/2013, page 552 36" (pdf) (in Portuguese). Retrieved 20 July 2014.


Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Castro Marim.
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На других языках

- [en] Castro Marim

[es] Castro Marim

Castro Marim (tradicionalmente en castellano, Castromarín)[2] es una localidad portuguesa perteneciente al distrito de Faro, región del Algarve, con alrededor de 8000 habitantes.

[ru] Каштру-Марин

Каштру-Марин (порт. Castro Marim; ['kaʃtɾu mɐ'ɾĩ]) — посёлок городского типа в Португалии, центр одноимённого муниципалитета округа Фару. Численность населения — 3 тыс. жителей (посёлок), 6,5 тыс. жителей (муниципалитет). Посёлок и муниципалитет входят в регион Алгарве и субрегион Алгарве. Часть городской агломерации Большое Алгарве.


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