Sines
Municipality in Alentejo, Portugal / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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This article is about the municipality in Portugal. For the Jakob album, see Sines (album). For the equation, see Law of sines.
Sines (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈsinɨʃ] ⓘ) is a town and a municipality in Portugal. The municipality, divided into two parishes, has around 14,214 inhabitants (2021) in an area of 203.30 km2 (78.49 sq mi). Sines holds an important oil refinery and several petrochemical industries.[2] It is also a popular beach spot and the main fishing harbour of Alentejo region.
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Sines | |
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Coordinates: 37°57′17″N 8°51′52″W | |
Country | Portugal |
Region | Alentejo |
Intermunic. comm. | Alentejo Litoral |
District | Setúbal |
Parishes | 2 |
Government | |
• President | Nuno José Gonçalves Mascarenhas (PS) |
Area | |
• Total | 203.30 km2 (78.49 sq mi) |
Elevation | 49 m (161 ft) |
Population (2021[1]) | |
• Total | 14,214 |
• Density | 70/km2 (180/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC±00:00 (WET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+01:00 (WEST) |
Postal code | 7520 |
Area code | 269 |
Website | http://www.cm-sines.pt/ |
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The municipality is bordered to the north and east by the municipality of Santiago do Cacém, south by Odemira and west by the Atlantic Ocean. The coastline of the city, south of São Torpes, is part of the Southwest Alentejo and Vicentine Coast Natural Park.