Santa Maria (Tavira)

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Santa Maria
Location in Portugal
Coordinates: 37°11′N7°40′W / 37.183°N 7.667°W / 37.183; -7.667 Coordinates: 37°11′N7°40′W / 37.183°N 7.667°W / 37.183; -7.667
CountryFlag of Portugal.svg  Portugal
Region Algarve
Intermunic. comm. Algarve
District Faro
Municipality Tavira
Disbanded2013
Area
  Total135.09 km2 (52.16 sq mi)
Population
 (2001)
  Total6,672
  Density49/km2 (130/sq mi)
Time zone UTC±00:00 (WET)
  Summer (DST) UTC+01:00 (WEST)
Website http://www.jf-santamariadetavira.pt

Santa Maria de Tavira (or just Santa Maria) is a former civil parish in the municipality of Tavira, Portugal. In 2013, the parish merged into the new parish Tavira (Santa Maria e Santiago). [1] It was the main parish of the city of Tavira.

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References

  1. Diário da República. "Law nr. 11-A/2013, pages 552 118-119" (PDF) (in Portuguese). Retrieved 31 July 2014.