Brancanes
Brancanes is a hamlet in Quelfes, Olhão, Faro District and has about 527 residents. Brancanes is situated nearby to the hamlet Arrochela, as well as near Montemor.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Olhão train station and Estádio José Arcanjo.
Olhão train station
Railway station
Photo: Nuno Morão, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Olhão train station is a railway station, which is situated 2½ km south of Brancanes.
Estádio José Arcanjo
Sports venue
Estadio José Arcanjo is a multi-purpose stadium in Olhão, Portugal. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of Olhanense. Estádio José Arcanjo is situated 2½ km south of Brancanes.
Ruínas romanas da Quinta de Marim
Archaeological site
Photo: Bextrel, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Ruínas romanas da Quinta de Marim is an archaeological site, which is situated 3 km southeast of Brancanes.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Quelfes and Pechão.
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.
Pechão
Village
Photo: Pedro S Bello, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Pechão is a Portuguese parish in the municipality of Olhão. The population in 2011 was 3,601, in an area of 19.79 km². Pechão is situated 2½ km west of Brancanes.
Moncarapacho
Town
Photo: Rogeriodomingos, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Moncarapacho is a former civil parish in the municipality of Olhão, Portugal. In 2013, the parish merged into the new parish Moncarapacho e Fuseta. Moncarapacho is situated 6 km northeast of Brancanes.
Brancanes
- Type: Hamlet with 527 residents
- Category: locality
- Location: Quelfes, Olhão, Faro District, Algarve, Portugal, Iberia, Europe
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Latitude
37.05225° or 37° 3′ 8″ northLongitude
-7.84349° or 7° 50′ 37″ westPopulation
527Elevation
50 metres (164 feet)Open location code
8C9J3524+VJOpenStreetMap ID
node 9864395737OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamletGeoNames ID
2270714
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