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Olhão is a city and a municipality in the Algarve region, southern Portugal. It is located near Faro which is the district's capital and the capital of the Algarve

The municipality of Olhão has a total area of 130.9 km² and 42,272 inhabitants. Olhão includes a mainland part and the Armona island. It borders the municipality of Tavira in the north and the east, by the municipality of Faro in the west, the municipality of São Brás de Alportel in the notheast and the Atlantic Ocean in the south.

Belief has it that the name Olhão originated from the Arabian word "AI - Hain" meaning nascent spring.  
The city is characterized by the simplicity of its people, the main industry being fishing and the results thereof, an example being the canned food industry,  
Considered one of the main national fishing ports, it is also tile capital of the Ria Formosa and finds itself constantly developing in quality and forward thinking
The gastronomy is rich where you can find magnificent fish dishes and seafood straight from the Ria Formosa.