Alcoutim (parish)

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Alcoutim
Location in Portugal
Coordinates: 37°28′N7°28′W / 37.467°N 7.467°W / 37.467; -7.467
CountryFlag of Portugal.svg  Portugal
Region Algarve
Intermunic. comm. Algarve
District Faro
Municipality Alcoutim
Disbanded2013
Area
  Total129.60 km2 (50.04 sq mi)
Population
 (2001)
  Total1,099
  Density8.5/km2 (22/sq mi)
Time zone UTC±00:00 (WET)
  Summer (DST) UTC+01:00 (WEST)

Alcoutim is a former civil parish, located in the municipality of Alcoutim, Algarve, Portugal. In 2013, the parish merged into the new parish Alcoutim e Pereiro. [1]

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References

  1. Diário da República. "Law nr. 11-A/2013, pages 552 8" (PDF) (in Portuguese). Retrieved 16 July 2014.