Quarteira

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Quarteira
Coat of arms of Quarteira
Parish coat of arms
Municipality Loulé
Area 37.78 km²
Population
 - Total
 - Density

16,131 (2001)
427/km²
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Quarteira (pron. IPA: [kwɐɾ'teiɾɐ] or [kwɐɾ'tɐiɾɐ]) is a Portuguese city and a parish, located in the municipality of Loulé. It has a population of 16,131 inhabitants and a total area of 37.78 Km². Quarteira is a city since May 13 of 1999.

It is a coastal city and a popular tourist destination, with 2 Km of Blue Flag beach. The current President of the parish council is José Coelho Mendes.


 
Parishes of Loulé municipality
Coat of arms of Loulé
Almancil | Alte | Ameixial | Benafim | Boliqueime | Quarteira | Querença | Salir | São Clemente | São Sebastião | Tôr

Coordinates: 37°04′N 8°06′W

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