Porto Covo

Porto Covo
The old quarter, around the Praça Marquês de Pombal
The old quarter, around the Praça Marquês de Pombal
Flag of Porto Covo
Coat of arms of Porto Covo
Coordinates: 37°51′07″N 8°47′31″W / 37.852°N 8.792°W / 37.852; -8.792
Country Portugal
RegionAlentejo
Intermunic. comm.Alentejo Litoral
DistrictSetúbal
MunicipalitySines
Area
 • Total50.72 km2 (19.58 sq mi)
Elevation
25 m (82 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total1,038
 • Density20/km2 (53/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC±00:00 (WET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+01:00 (WEST)
Postal code
7520
Area code269
PatronNossa Senhora da Soledade
Websitehttp://www.fportocovo.pt/

Porto Covo is one of the two civil parishes in the municipality of Sines, located along the western Alentejo coast of Portugal, about 170 km (110 mi) south of Lisbon. The population in 2011 was 1,038,[1] in an area of 50.72 km2.[2] Known for its beaches and ties to the ocean, the name Porto Covo likely translates as port of the covos, the term covo referring to a fishing net, used for capturing lobsters and crabs.

  1. ^ Instituto Nacional de Estatística (INE), Census 2011 results according to the 2013 administrative division of Portugal
  2. ^ "Áreas das freguesias, concelhos, distritos e país". Archived from the original on 2018-11-05. Retrieved 2018-11-05.

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