Faro District ( ) is the southernmost district of Portugal, coincident with the Algarve region. The administrative centre, or district capital, is the city of Faro. Municipalities The district is composed of 16 municipalities: Albufeira Alcoutim Aljezur Castro Marim Faro Lagoa Lagos Loulé Monchique Olhão Portimão São Brás de Alportel Silves Tavira Vila do Bispo Vila Real de Santo António All 16 municipalities is divided into 67 parishes or freguesias. Cities Albufeira Faro Lagoa Lagos Loulé Olhão Portimão Quarteira (Loulé) Silves Tavira Vila Real de Santo António Villages Alcantarilha (Silves) Alcoutim Algoz (Silves) Almancil (Loulé) Alvor (Portimão) Armação de Pêra (Silves) Aljezur Bensafrim (Lagos) Cabanas de Tavira (Tavira) Carvoeiro (Lagoa) Castro Marim Estômbar (Lagoa) Ferragudo (Lagoa) Fuseta (Olhão) Luz (Lagos) Luz de Tavira (Tavira) Mexilhoeira Grande (Olhão) Moncarapacho (Olhão) Monchique Monte Gordo (Vila Real de Santo António) Odeceixe (Aljezur) Odiáxere (Lagos) Parchal (Lagoa) Pêra (Silves) Porches (Lagoa) Sagres (Vila do Bispo) Salir (Loulé) Santa Luzia (Tavira) São Bartolomeu de Messines (Silves) São Brás de Alportel Vila do Bispo Vila Nova de Cacela (Vila Real de Santo António) History Pre-Roman Times In Pre-Roman Portugal, the area was inhabited by the Cynetes (or Conii), a people (formed by several tribes) of linguistic and ethnic affiliation, possibly Celtic or Iberian, whose territory included the modern area of the Beja District. This former territory of the Cysteines ran from the mouth of the Mira River all the way to the Guadiana River. It is possible that they were related to the Tartessos (people whose linguistic and ethnic affiliation is also not yet fully known or determined), but were not the same people. Roman Times Before the definitive integration of the canons into the Roman Empire, during the period from about 200 BC to 141 BC, they were under strong Roman influence, but enjoyed a high degree of autonomy. In part, due to the favorably relationship with the Romans, the colonies had some conflicts with the Lusitanians, who under the leadership of Caucenus, the Lusitanian leader before Viriathus, had conquered their territory for some time, including the capital, Conistorgis (whose location is still not known, but is thought to be in modern-day Faro or Castro Marim) in 153 BC. Partly due to this conflict with the Portuguese (and partly due to the cultural influence of Mediterranean civilizations), unlike many pre-Roman peoples of Portugal, they were allies of the Romans for some time and not their