Santiago (Tavira)

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Santiago
Location in Portugal
Coordinates: 37°07′N7°39′W / 37.117°N 7.650°W / 37.117; -7.650 Coordinates: 37°07′N7°39′W / 37.117°N 7.650°W / 37.117; -7.650
CountryFlag of Portugal.svg  Portugal
Region Algarve
Intermunic. comm. Algarve
District Faro
Municipality Tavira
Disbanded2013
Area
  Total25.70 km2 (9.92 sq mi)
Population
 (2001)
  Total5,904
  Density230/km2 (590/sq mi)
Time zone UTC±00:00 (WET)
  Summer (DST) UTC+01:00 (WEST)

Santiago 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]

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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.