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Silves, Portugal
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Silves (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈsiɫvɨʃ]) is a municipality in the Portuguese Algarve o soothren Portugal.[1] The population in 2011 wis 37,126,[2] in an aurie o 680.06 km².[3] The urbanisit aurie includes approximately 11,000 indwallers. Silves is the umwhile caipital o the Algarve an is o great historical importance.[4]
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Silves | |
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Municipality | |
![]() A panorama of Silves, showing the Moorish Castle | |
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Region | Algarve |
Subregion | Algarve |
Intermunic. comm. | Algarve |
Destrict | Faro |
Pairishes | 6 |
Govrenment | |
• Preses | Rogério Pinto (PSD) |
Area | |
• Total | 680.06 km2 (262.57 sq mi) |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 37,126 |
• Density | 55/km2 (140/sq mi) |
Time zone | WET/WEST (UTC+0/+1) |
Coordinates | 37°11′13″N 8°26′20″W |
Website | http://www.cm-silves.pt |
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