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Portimao

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Country: Portugal

Population:38,486

Time Zone:UTC1

One of the Algarve’s two largest population centres, Portimão has grown from a traditional fishing and shipbuilding hub into a major tourist destination along Portugal’s southern coast. Formerly called Vila Nova de Portimão, it became a cidade in 1924 and adopted its current name. In 2022, the municipality had 63,079 residents across 182.06 square kilometres.