Gião
Gião is a hamlet in Moncarapacho, Olhão, Faro District and has about 195 residents. Gião is situated nearby to the hamlet Arouca, as well as near Areias.Places of Interest
Highlights include Igreja Paroquial de Moncarapacho and Fuzeta-Moncarapacho train station.
Igreja Paroquial de Moncarapacho
Church
Photo: Vitor Oliveira, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Igreja Paroquial de Moncarapacho is a church.
Fuzeta-Moncarapacho train station
Railway stop
Photo: Ajpvalente, CC BY 3.0.
Fuzeta-Moncarapacho train station is a railway stop, which is situated 3½ km southeast of Gião.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Quelfes and Luz de Tavira.
Quelfes
Village
Photo: Loisti, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Quelfes is a freguesia in the municipality of Olhão. The population in 2011 was 17,246, in an area of 28.20 km². Quelfes is situated 5 km southwest of Gião.
Luz de Tavira
Town
Luz de Tavira is a former civil parish in the municipality of Tavira, Portugal. In 2013, the parish merged into the new parish Luz de Tavira e Santo Estêvão. Luz de Tavira is situated 6 km east of Gião.
Santa Catarina da Fonte do Bispo
Village
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Santa Catarina da Fonte do Bispo is a civil parish in the municipality of Tavira, in the Portuguese Algarve. The population in 2021 was 1,873, in an area of 118.98 km2. Santa Catarina da Fonte do Bispo is situated 8 km north of Gião.
Gião
- Type: Hamlet with 195 residents
- Also known as: “Giao”
- Category: locality
- Location: Moncarapacho, Olhão, Faro District, Algarve, Portugal, Iberia, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
37.08451° or 37° 5′ 4″ northLongitude
-7.77663° or 7° 46′ 36″ westPopulation
195Elevation
45 metres (148 feet)Open location code
8C9J36MF+R9OpenStreetMap ID
node 8703110796OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamletGeoNames ID
2267661
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