Tunes

Tunes is a locality in Tunes, Silves, Faro District and has about 6,840 residents. Tunes is situated nearby to the hamlet Gateiras, as well as near Amendoais.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Tunes railway station and Alvalede Halt.

Tunes railway station

Railway stop

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Tunes is a railway station on the Algarve Line, which serves Tunes, in the Silves municipality, Portugal. It opened on 1 July 1889, and is the junction of the Algarve and Southern lines.

Alvalede Halt

Railway station

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Alvalede Halt is a railway station.

Algoz halt

Railway stop

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Algoz, originally spelled Algôs, is a halt on the Algarve Line in Algoz, Silves municipality, Portugal. It was opened on 19 October 1899. Algoz halt is situated 4 km west of Tunes.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Algoz and Ferreiras.

Algoz

Town

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Algoz is a town and the seat of the civil parish of Algoz e Tunes in the municipality of Silves, in Algarve, Portugal. It has about 3000 inhabitants. Algoz is situated 4 km west of Tunes.

Ferreiras

Village

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Ferreiras is a civil parish in the southern Portuguese municipality of Albufeira. The population in 2011 was 6,406 in an area of 20.13 km². Ferreiras is situated 4½ km south of Tunes.

Paderne

Village

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Paderne is a village and civil parish in the municipality of Albufeira, in the Portuguese region of Algarve. The population in 2011 was 3,304, in an area of 52.56 km2. Paderne is situated 5 km east of Tunes.

Tunes

Type: Locality with 6,840 residents
Location: Tunes, Silves, Faro District, Algarve, Portugal, Iberia, Europe
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Latitude

37.16592° or 37° 9′ 57″ north

Longitude

-8.25919° or 8° 15′ 33″ west

Population

6,840

Elevation

64 metres (210 feet)

United Nations Location Code

PT TUN

Open location code

8C9H5P8R+98

GeoNames ID

2262481

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