Last modified: 2001-08-16 by antonio martins
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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
PORTIMÃO".
António Martins, 12 Aug 1999
Portimão 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.
António Martins, 12 Aug 1999
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