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Faro (Portuguese district)

District of Portugal

Summary

District of Portugal

Field	Value
name	Faro
settlement_type	District
image_flag	Faroflag.svg
image_shield	Faroarms.svg
image_map	Distrikt Faro in Portugal.svg
map_caption	Location of Faro within continental Portugal
subdivision_type	Country
subdivision_name	Portugal
subdivision_type1	Region
subdivision_name1	Algarve
subdivision_type2	Historical province
subdivision_name2	Algarve
subdivision_type3	No. of municipalities
subdivision_name3	16
subdivision_type4	No. of parishes
subdivision_name4	67
seat_type	Capital
seat	Faro
unit_pref	Metric
area_total_km2	4,960
population_total	458,734
population_density_km2	auto
iso_code	PT-08
blank_name_sec1	No. of parliamentary representatives
blank_info_sec1	9

Faro is the southernmost district of Portugal. The area is the same as that of the Algarve region. The administrative centre, or district capital, is the city of Faro. It borders Spain.

Municipalities==

The district is composed of 16 municipalities:

Albufeira
Alcoutim
Aljezur
Castro Marim
Faro
Lagoa
Lagos
Loulé
Monchique
Olhão
Portimão
São Brás de Alportel
Silves
Tavira
Vila do Bispo
Vila Real de Santo António All 16 municipalities are divided into 67 parishes or freguesias.

Cities

Albufeira
Faro
Lagoa
Lagos
Loulé
Olhão
Portimão
Quarteira (Loulé)
Silves
Tavira
Vila Real de Santo António

Villages

Alcantarilha (Silves)
Alcoutim
Algoz (Silves)
Almancil (Loulé)
Alvor (Portimão)
Armação de Pêra (Silves)
Aljezur
Bensafrim (Lagos)
Cabanas de Tavira (Tavira)
Carvoeiro (Lagoa)
Castro Marim
Estômbar (Lagoa)
Ferragudo (Lagoa)
Fuseta (Olhão)
Luz (Lagos)
Luz de Tavira (Tavira)
Mexilhoeira Grande (Olhão)
Moncarapacho (Olhão)
Monchique
Monte Gordo (Vila Real de Santo António)
Odeceixe (Aljezur)
Odiáxere (Lagos)
Parchal (Lagoa)
Pêra (Silves)
Porches (Lagoa)
Sagres (Vila do Bispo)
Salir (Loulé)
Santa Luzia (Tavira)
São Bartolomeu de Messines (Silves)
São Brás de Alportel
Vila do Bispo
Vila Nova de Cacela (Vila Real de Santo António)

History

Main article: History of Lagos (Portugal)

Pre-Roman Times

In Pre-Roman Portugal, the area was inhabited by the Cynetes (or Conii), a people (formed by several tribes) of linguistic and ethnic affiliation, possibly Celtic or Iberian, whose territory included the modern area of the Beja District. This former territory of the Cysteines ran from the mouth of the Mira River all the way to the Guadiana River. It is possible that they were related to the Tartessos (people whose linguistic and ethnic affiliation is also not yet fully known or determined), but were not the same people.

Roman Times

Romans]] for some time and not their opponents, differing from the attitude of most of the other peoples, such as the Lusitanians who were strong opponents of the Romans.

Nevertheless, a while later, in the context of the Lusitanian Wars, in the year of 141BC, the Conidia revolted against the Roman Empire, along with the Turduli of Beturia (also called betures), but were quickly defeated by Quintus Fabius Maximus Servilianus, a Roman proconsul, and was definitively integrated into the Roman Empire.

Barbarian Era

Despite being conquered by the so-called barbarian peoples (Vandals, Alans, Suebi, and later Visigoths) at the time of Barbarian migrations or invasions, Roman culture and Christianity remained there for a period of time. In the year 552, the current area of Algarve was regained by the Eastern Roman Empire or Byzantine Empire (then governed by Emperor Justinian I), and a government was appointed that lasted until the year 571, when King Liuvigild conquered it for the Visigothic Kingdom.

Fauna

The Cape St. Vincent is situated in a route of migrating birds, allowing for the seasonal observation of the variety of bird life.

The subsoil of the district is inhabited by several endemic species unique to Faro, some still just being discovered. The most emblematic species of the underground fauna of the Algarve are the giant pseudo-scorpion of the Algarve caves (Titanobochica magna) and the largest terrestrial cave insect in Europe, Squamatinia algharbica.

Summary of votes and seats won (1976–2022)

Main article: Faro (Assembly of the Republic constituency),

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Notes

References

(1963). "AAVV. (1963). "Algarve" in Portuguese-Brazilian Encyclopedia of Culture . Lisbon: Editorial Verbo.".
"Another new species for the Algarve". Bruno Filipe Pires.
(2010-01-12). "Descobertas duas espécies de invertebrados no Algarve e em Montejunto".
"Maior insecto subterrâneo da Europa é do Algarve - Sociedade - PUBLICO.PT". Teresa Firmino.

Wikipedia Source

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