Castro Marim
Template:For Template:Use dmy dates Template:Infobox Portuguese subdivision Castro Marim ({{#invoke:IPA|main}}) is a town and a municipality in the southern region of Algarve, in Portugal.<ref>Detail Regional Map, Algarve- Southern Portugal, Template:ISBN</ref> The population in 2011 was 6,747,<ref>Instituto Nacional de Estatística</ref> in an area of 300.84 km2.<ref name=dgt>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
The current mayor is Francisco Amaral, elected by the Social Democratic Party.
The municipal holiday is June 24.
In the Roman era, Castro Marim was known as Aesuris.
Every year in the end of August there is a Medieval Fair/Festival that reunites many people from across the world to perform, like medieval musicians, archers, swordsmen, dancers, troupes, etc. There are sellers too: blacksmiths, textile crafters (weaving), herbs sellers, etc.
In honour to his Portuguese mother, Lucia Gomes, from Castro Marim, Paco de Lucía - the Spanish composer and guitarist - named his thirteenth studio album Castro Marín.
ParishesEdit
Administratively, the municipality is divided into 4 civil parishes (freguesias):<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Notable peopleEdit
- Domingos Correia Arouca (1790–1861) a general, administrator and colonial governor of Cape Verde, 1835-1837
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