Portimão (IPA: [puɾti'mɐ̃w̃]) is a city located in the District of Faro in the Region of Algarve on the southern coast of Portugal. It was formerly known as Vila Nova de Portimão (IPA: ['vi.lɐ 'nɔ.vɐ dɨ]). In 1924 it was incorporated as a city and became known as Portimão. The city proper has 45,000 inhabitants and the entire municipality 52,000 (as of 2006; INE). The two most populous cities in the Algarve are Portimão and Faro.
Source: CIA Factbook, Wikipedia
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