Vila Nova de Cacela, or simply Cacela, is a town and Civil parish in the municipality of Vila Real de Santo António, the southeasternmost of the Algarve, Portugal. The population in 2011 was 3,902,[1] in an area of 46.03 km².[2] Cacela is an exclave of the municipality of Vila Real de Santo António, one of only three in Portugal to have exclaves.
Vila Nova de Cacela | |
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Civil parish | |
![]() ![]() Vila Nova de Cacela Location in Portugal | |
Coordinates: 37.174°N 7.534°W / 37.174; -7.534 | |
Country | ![]() |
Region | Algarve |
Intermunic. comm. | Algarve |
District | Faro |
Municipality | Vila Real de Santo António |
Area | |
• Total | 46.03 km2 (17.77 sq mi) |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 3,902 |
• Density | 85/km2 (220/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC±00:00 (WET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+01:00 (WEST) |
A lagoon and popular beaches exist by the coast of this civil parish. It is also the site of the eighteenth-century Fortaleza de Cacela.
Parishes of Vila Real de Santo António Municipality | |
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