Castro Marim Explained

Type:municipality
Official Name:Castro Marim
Flag Border:no
Coordinates:37.2167°N -34°W
Region:Algarve
Cim:Algarve
District:Faro
Parishes:4
Leader Party:PSD
Leader Name:Francisco Amaral
Area Total Km2:300.84
Population Total:6,747
Population As Of:2011
Holiday:June 24
Website:http://www.cm-castromarim.pt

Castro Marim (pronounced as /pt/) 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]

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

See also

External links

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 . 5 November 2018 . 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_/ . 5 November 2018 . dead .
  4. Web site: Law nr. 11-A/2013, page 552 36. 20 July 2014. Diário da República. Diário da República. Portuguese. pdf.