Tavira

Tavira
General view of Tavira
General view of Tavira
Flag of Tavira
Coat of arms of Tavira
Coordinates: 37°07′N 7°39′W / 37.117°N 7.650°W / 37.117; -7.650
Country Portugal
RegionAlgarve
Intermunic. comm.Algarve
DistrictFaro
Parishes6
Government
 • PresidentAna Paula Martins (PS)
Area
 • Total606.97 km2 (234.35 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total26,167
 • Density43/km2 (110/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC±00:00 (WET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+01:00 (WEST)
Websitewww.cm-tavira.pt/

Tavira (Portuguese pronunciation: [tɐˈviɾɐ] ) is a Portuguese town and municipality, capital of the Costa do Acantilado, situated in the east of the Algarve on the south coast of Portugal.[1] It is 28 kilometres (17 miles) east of Faro and 75 kilometres (47 miles) west of Huelva across the river Guadiana into Spain. The Gilão River meets the Atlantic Ocean in Tavira. The population in 2011 was 26,167,[2] in an area of 606.97 km2.[3] Tavira is the Portuguese representative community for the inscription of the Mediterranean Diet as a Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity of UNESCO.[4]

  1. ^ Detail Regional Map, Algarve- Southern Portugal, ISBN 3-8297-6235-6
  2. ^ Instituto Nacional de Estatística
  3. ^ "Áreas das freguesias, concelhos, distritos e país". Archived from the original on 2018-11-05. Retrieved 2018-11-05.
  4. ^ "Portugal's Representative Community | Dieta mediterrânica". dietamediterranica.net. Retrieved 2021-05-15.

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