Malhão
Malhão is a hamlet in Alcantarilha, Silves, Faro District and has about 212 residents. Malhão is situated nearby to the hamlet Alcantarilha-Gare, as well as near Matos.Places of Interest
Highlights include Alcantarilha railway station and Poço Barreto halt.
Alcantarilha railway station
Railway station
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Alcantarilha is a railway station on the Algarve line which serves Alcantarilha and Armação de Pêra, in the Silves municipality, Portugal. It opened on 19 March 1900.
Poço Barreto halt
Railway stop
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Poço Barreto is a halt on the Algarve Line in the Silves municipality, Portugal. It was opened on 19 March de 1900, and served as terminus for the railway line until 1 February 1902, when the section to Silves was opened. Poço Barreto halt is situated 3½ km southwest of Malhão.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Algoz and Porches.
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 4½ km east of Malhão.
Porches
Town
Porches is a civil parish/freguesia in the municipality of Lagoa in Portugal, about 10 km east of the city of Lagoa. The population in 2011 was 2,011, in an area of 15.64 km2. It was elevated to the status of a town on July 12, 2001. Porches is situated 7 km southwest of Malhão.
Guia
Village
Guia is a town and civil parish in the Portuguese municipality of Albufeira in the Algarve, 5 kilometres from the coast. The population in 2011 was 4,376, in an area of 26.80 km². Guia is situated 7 km southeast of Malhão.
Malhão
- Type: Hamlet with 212 residents
- Also known as: “Malhao”
- Category: locality
- Location: Alcantarilha, Silves, Faro District, Algarve, Portugal, Iberia, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
37.17776° or 37° 10′ 40″ northLongitude
-8.35085° or 8° 21′ 3″ westPopulation
212Elevation
68 metres (223 feet)Open location code
8C9H5JHX+4MOpenStreetMap ID
node 9845460728OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamletGeoNames ID
2266806
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