Boliqueime
{{Infobox Portuguese subdivision
|type = parish
|official_name = Boliqueime
|image_skyline = 2016 October 30, Windmill near Boliqueime (2).JPG
|image_caption = Restored windmill located on Travessa do Moinho
|image_shield = LLE-boliqueime.png
|region = Algarve
|CIM = Algarve
|district = Faro
|municipality = Loulé
|coordinates = {{coord|37.133|-8.159|type:adm1st_region:PT_dim:50000|display=inline,title}}
|area_total = 46.21
|population_total = 4973
|population_as_of = 2011
|website =
|footnotes =
}}
Boliqueime ({{IPA|pt-PT|buliˈkɐjmɨ}}) is a Portuguese village and freguesia ("civil parish"), located in the municipality of Loulé, in the region of Algarve.Detail Regional Map, Algarve- Southern Portugal, {{ISBN|3-8297-6235-6}} The population in 2011 was 4,973,[http://www.ine.pt/xportal/xmain?xlang=en&xpid=INE&xpgid=ine_indicadores&indOcorrCod=0005889&contexto=pi&selTab=tab0 Instituto Nacional de Estatística] in an area of 46.21 km².{{Cite web |url=http://www.dgterritorio.pt/cartografia_e_geodesia/cartografia/carta_administrativa_oficial_de_portugal_caop_/caop__download_/carta_administrativa_oficial_de_portugal___versao_2017__em_vigor_/ |title=Áreas das freguesias, concelhos, distritos e país |access-date=2018-11-05 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181105172426/http://www.dgterritorio.pt/cartografia_e_geodesia/cartografia/carta_administrativa_oficial_de_portugal_caop_/caop__download_/carta_administrativa_oficial_de_portugal___versao_2017__em_vigor_/ |archive-date=2018-11-05 |url-status=dead }} The urbanized core of the village is about 50 m to 95 m above sea level.[https://www.fallingrain.com/world/PO/09/Boliqueime.html Location of Boliqueime - Falling Rain Genomics] Located in central Algarve, 27 km from Faro International Airport it is a well preserved small village less than 20 minutes away from both the inland city of Loulé, the seat of the municipality, and the coastal settlements of Vilamoura, a famed resort with marina, and Albufeira, a city by the sea with some of the most popular beaches in the region.
Notable people
- Aníbal Cavaco Silva, President of Portugal from 2006 to 2016 and Prime Minister of Portugal from 1985 to 1995, was born in this village in 1939.
- Lídia Jorge, novelist and author as well as a member of Portugal's Council of State.
- Clive Dunn, Dad's Army actor, best known for his role as Lance Corporal Jack Jones, spent his last 3 decades here.
Gallery
2018-01-26 West elevation, Igreja Matriz de São Sebastião de Boliqueime, Boliqueime (2).JPG|Matrix Church of São Sebastião de Boliqueime
2018-01-28 Yellow building, Rua Doutor João Batista Ramos Faísca, Boliqueime (2).JPG
2018-01-26 Rua Dr João Batista Ramos Faísca, Boliqueime (1).JPG|Dr João Batista Ramos Faísca street looking south
2018-01-26 Rua da Misericórdia, Boliqueime.JPG|Misericórdia street
2018-01-26 looking north along Rua Dr João Batista Ramos Faísca, Boliqueime.JPG|Dr João Batista Ramos Faísca street looking north
References
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