Faro, Portugal

Faro
Clockwise from top: aerial view of Faro; Faro Cathedral; city gates; Castelo de Faro; historic center; and Estói Palace
Flag of Faro
Coat of arms of Faro
Coordinates: 37°00′58″N 07°56′06″W / 37.01611°N 7.93500°W / 37.01611; -7.93500
Country Portugal
RegionAlgarve
Intermunic. comm.Algarve
DistrictFaro
Parishes4
Government
 • PresidentRogério Bacalhau (PSD)
Area
 • Total202.57 km2 (78.21 sq mi)
Population
 (2019)
 • Total60,995[1]
Time zoneUTC±00:00 (WET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+01:00 (WEST)
Postal code
8000
Local holiday7 September
WebsiteOfficial website

Faro (/ˈfɑːr/ FAR-oh, Portuguese: [ˈfaɾu] ) is a municipality, the southernmost city and capital of the district of the same name, in the Algarve region of southern Portugal.[2] With an estimated population of 60,995 inhabitants in 2019[1] (with 39,733 inhabitants in the city proper,[3] making it the biggest city and second most populous municipality in the Algarve (after Loulé) and one of the biggest in Southern Portugal), the municipality covers an area of about 202.57 km2 (78.21 sq mi).[4]

  1. ^ a b "População residente: total e por grandes grupos etários". Pordata. Retrieved 4 May 2021.
  2. ^ Algarve/Southern Portugal (GeoCenter Detail Map). GeoCenter International Ltd. 2003. ISBN 3-8297-6235-6.
  3. ^ "União de Freguesias de Faro". cm-faro.pt (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 4 May 2021.
  4. ^ "Statistics Portugal". Ine.pt. Retrieved 10 July 2015.

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