Arão
Arão is a settlement in the parish of Mexilhoeira Grande, within the municipality of Portimão, Portugal.- Type: Hamlet with 187 residents
- Description: village in Portugal
- Also known as: “Arao” and “Arão, Portugal”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Mexilhoeira Grande railway station.
Mexilhoeira Grande railway station
Railway stop
Photo: Ajpvalente, CC BY 3.0.
Mexilhoeira Grande is a railway station on the Algarve line, which serves Mexilhoeira Grande, in the Portimão municipality, Portugal. It opened on 30 July 1922. Mexilhoeira Grande railway station is situated 4 km southeast of Arão.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Odiáxere and Mexilhoeira Grande.
Odiáxere
Town
Photo: Bextrel, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Odiáxere is a town and civil parish in the municipality of Lagos, Portugal. The population in 2021 was 3,046, up from 2,984 in 2011, in an area of 31.85 km2. Odiáxere is situated 3 km south of Arão.
Mexilhoeira Grande
Town
Photo: Bextrel, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Mexilhoeira Grande is a civil parish in the municipality of Portimão in the southern Portuguese region of the Algarve. The population in 2011 was 4,029, in an area of 91.15 km². Mexilhoeira Grande is situated 3½ km southeast of Arão.
Alvor
Photo: Bryan, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Alvor is a town and freguesia in Portimão, in the southern Algarve region of Portugal. It is a holiday base for visiting the Ria de Alvor Nature Reserve, and has a nice beach.
Arão
- Categories: village and locality
- Location: Mexilhoeira Grande, Portimão Municipality, Faro District, Portugal, Iberia, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
37.17507° or 37° 10′ 30″ northLongitude
-8.64577° or 8° 38′ 45″ westPopulation
187Elevation
9 metres (30 feet)Open location code
8C9H59G3+2MOpenStreetMap ID
node 201830366OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamletGeoNames ID
2271609Wikidata ID
Q4802782
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Portuguese—“Arão” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Arão, Portugal”
- Portuguese: “Arão (Portimão)”
- Portuguese: “Arão”
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