Alcoutim () is a town and a
municipality in southeastern
Portugal near the
Portugal–Spain border. The population in 2011 was 2,917, in an area of 575.36 km².
It is the
least densely populated municipality in Portugal. The municipality is limited on the north by
Mértola Municipality
Mértola () is a municipality in southeastern Portuguese Alentejo near the Spanish border. In 2011, the population was 7,274, in an area of approximately : it is the sixth-largest municipality in Portugal. Meanwhile, it is the second-lowest popula ...
, on the east by
Huelva Province in
Spain, on the southeast by
Castro Marim Municipality
Castro Marim () is a town and a municipality in the southern region of Algarve, in Portugal. The population in 2011 was 6,747, in an area of 300.84 km2.
The current Mayor is Francisco Amaral, elected by the Social Democratic Party.
The mun ...
, on the southwest by
Tavira Municipality and on the west by
Loulé Municipality and
Almodôvar Municipality. The administrative center is the town of Alcoutim, located at the extreme eastern part of the municipality on the Spanish frontier, just across the
Guadiana River from the Spanish town of
Sanlúcar de Guadiana
Sanlúcar de Guadiana is a ''localidad'' in the province of Huelva, Andalusia, Spain, situated near the Portugal–Spain border, from the city of Huelva. The inhabitants are known as ''Sanluqueños''. The village borders the Guadiana River, which ...
in Huelva Province. The
Moorish
The term Moor, derived from the ancient Mauri, is an exonym first used by Christian Europeans to designate the Muslim inhabitants of the Maghreb, the Iberian Peninsula, Sicily and Malta during the Middle Ages.
Moors are not a distinct or se ...
Alcoutim Castle
The Castle of Alcoutim ( pt, Castelo de Alcoutim) is a medieval castle in the freguesia, civil parish of Alcoutim (parish), Alcoutim, in the municipality Alcoutim Municipality, of the same name, in the southeastern Algarve of Portugal. Built in the ...
, located in the municipality, dates from the 14th century.
Coat of arms
The coat of arms of Alcoutim - a wreath of ''zambujeiro'' (wild olive tre