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Portim�o Municipality (Portugal)
Last modified: 2001-08-16 by antonio martins
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by Andr� Serranho, 12 Aug 1999
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About the flag
It is a quite typical portuguese municipal flag, with the coat of arms
centered on a background gyronny (meaning city
rank) of green and white. The coat of arms is gules, on a mound sable
charged with a wavy fess vert fimbriated argent bearing a tuna fish argent
lined sable, a tower argent open vert and masoned sable, between two king�s
heads proper, dexter christian, sinister moorish. Mural crown argent with
five visible towers (city rank) and white
scroll reading in black upper case letters "CIDADE DE
PORTIM�O".
Ant�nio Martins, 12 Aug 1999
Presentation of Portim�o
Portim�o municipality had 39 440 inhabitants in 1990,
and it is divided in 3 communes, covering 179 km2.
It belongs to the Faro District and
to the old province of Algarve.
Ant�nio Martins, 12 Aug 1999
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