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Lagos is a municipality located in Portugal, situated in the southern Algarve region. It matters as a significant coastal town known for its historic architecture, natural beaches, and role as a popular tourist destination in southern Portugal.
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- Official name
- Município de Lagos
- Demonym
- Lacobrigense
- Population
- 31049
- Area
- 212.99
- Official website
- www.cm-lagos.pt
- Image
- Lagos city hall.jpg
- Dialing code
- 282
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- Commons category
- Lagos, Portugal
- Commons gallery
- Lagos (Portugal)
- postal code
- 8600
- P8168
- Chi Coltrane
- phone number
- +351-282-771-700
- email address
- mailto:[email protected]
- contact page URL
- www.cm-lagos.pt/contactos
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Lagos ( pronounced [ˈlaɣuʃ] ; Proto-Celtic: *Lacobriga) is a city and municipality at the mouth of Bensafrim River and along the Atlantic Ocean, in the Barlavento region of the Algarve, in southern Portugal. The population of Lagos Municipality in the March 2021 census was 33,494, in an area of 212.99 km. The influx of visiting tourists and seasonal residents during the summer months increases the population. While the majority of the population lives along the coast and works in tourism and services, the inland region is sparsely inhabited, with the majority of the people working in agriculture and forestry.
Lagos is one of the most visited cities in the Algarve and Portugal, due to its variety of tourist-friendly beaches, rock formations (Ponta da Piedade), bars, restaurants and hotels, renowned for its vibrant summer nightlife and parties. Yet, Lagos is also a historic centre of the Portuguese Age of Discovery, frequent home of Henry the Navigator, historical shipyard and, at one time, centre of the European slave trade. In 2012, travel website TripAdvisor, classified Lagos as the number one travel destination, on a list of "15 destinations on the rise" worldwide.