Armação de Pêra explained

Type:parish
Official Name:Armação de Pêra
Region:Algarve
Cim:Algarve
District:Faro
Municipality:Silves
Coordinates:37.102°N -8.361°W
Area Total:7.99
Population As Of:2011
Population Total:4867
Postal Code:8365

Armação de Pêra is a town (vila) and Portuguese parish (freguesia) in the municipality of Silves.[1] The population in 2011 was 4,867,[2] in an area of 7.99 km2.[3] The village used to be called Pêra de Baixo or Lower Pêra[4] to distinguish it from the present Pêra, which was then named Pêra de Cima or Upper Pêra.[5]

The town (vila in Portuguese) of Armação de Pêra is a popular tourist center with fine beaches, hotels, cafés and restaurants.[5] It is on a broad bay that stretches from Pont da Galé to Senhora da Rocha. Its beaches[6] extend from Praia dos Pescadores[6] or the Fishermen's Beach, to Salomão beach,[6] including those of Maré Grande[6] and Beijinhos.[5]

The town is one of the last places in the region where fishing boats are launched from and recovered to the actual beach. There is no harbour.

Location

The town is 20.9km (13miles) southeast of Silves, 3km (02miles) from Alcantarilha, 1.5km (00.9miles) from Pêra and 263km (163miles) south south east of Lisbon.[5]

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Notes

Notes and References

  1. Detail Regional Map, Algarve- Southern Portugal,
  2. http://www.ine.pt/xportal/xmain?xlang=en&xpid=INE&xpgid=ine_indicadores&indOcorrCod=0005889&contexto=pi&selTab=tab0 Instituto Nacional de Estatística
  3. Web site: Áreas das freguesias, concelhos, distritos e país . 2018-11-05 . https://web.archive.org/web/20181105172426/http://www.dgterritorio.pt/cartografia_e_geodesia/cartografia/carta_administrativa_oficial_de_portugal_caop_/caop__download_/carta_administrativa_oficial_de_portugal___versao_2017__em_vigor_/ . 2018-11-05 . dead .
  4. Grande enciclopédia portuguesa e brasileira: Actualização, Publisher: Zairol (1998)
  5. Silves, Tourist Guide to the town and Borough, By J.D. Garcia Domingues,: Empresa Litográfica Do Sul, S.A.
  6. Algarve Spiral Guide:AA Publishing: