São Marcos da Serra
São Marcos da Serra | |
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The Parish Church of São Marcos da Serra. | |
| Coordinates: 37°21′43″N 8°22′41″W / 37.362°N 8.378°W | |
| Country | Portugal |
| Region | Algarve |
| Intermunic. comm. | Algarve |
| District | Faro |
| Municipality | Silves |
| Area | |
• Total | 166.07 km2 (64.12 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 1,352 |
| • Density | 8.1/km2 (21/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+00:00 (WET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+01:00 (WEST) |
| Postal code | 8375 |
| Area code | 282 |
| Website | www |
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São Marcos da Serra, also known simply as São Marcos, is a village and the seat of the homonymous civil parish in the municipality of Silves, in Algarve region, Portugal. The population of the entire civil parish in 2011 was 1,352, in an area of 166.07 km2.
The village gives its name to the São Marcos-Quarteira Fault, a geological fault with a length of more than 40 km, which extends from São Marcos da Serra in the direction of Paderne to the coast, in the Quarteira area, extending further to the submerged area, on the continental shelf.