Type: | parish |
Official Name: | Boliqueime |
Region: | Algarve |
Cim: | Algarve |
District: | Faro |
Municipality: | Loulé |
Coordinates: | 37.133°N -8.159°W |
Area Total: | 46.21 |
Population Total: | 4973 |
Population As Of: | 2011 |
Boliqueime (pronounced as /pt-PT/) is a Portuguese village and freguesia ("civil parish"), located in the municipality of Loulé, in the region of Algarve.[1] The population in 2011 was 4,973,[2] in an area of 46.21 km².[3] The urbanized core of the village is about 50 m to 95 m above sea level.[4] Located in central Algarve, 27 km from Faro International Airport it is a well preserved small village less than 20 minutes away from both the inland city of Loulé, the seat of the municipality, and the coastal settlements of Vilamoura, a famed resort with marina, and Albufeira, a city by the sea with some of the most popular beaches in the region.