Faro, Portugal
City of Faro | |
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municipality | |
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Clockwise from top: aerial view of Faro; Faro Cathedral; city gates; Castelo de Faro; historic center; and Estói Palace | |
| Coordinates: 37°00′58″N 07°56′06″W / 37.01611°N 7.93500°W | |
| Country | Portugal |
| CIM | Faro-Loulé-Olhão |
| District | Faro |
| Region | Algarve |
| Settlement | c. 400 BCE |
| Roman Ossonoba | c. 206 a.C |
| Administrative Capital of Algarve | 1756 |
| Civil parishes | 4 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Local administrative unit |
| • Body | Concelho/Câmara Municipal |
| • Mayor | Rogério Bacalhau (PSD) |
| Area | |
• municipality | 202.57 km2 (78.21 sq mi) |
| Population (2021) | |
• municipality | 67,566 |
| • Metro (Total CIM) | 184,578 |
| Municipal holiday | 7 September |
| Website | Official website |
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Faro (/ˈfɑːroʊ/ FAR-oh, Portuguese: [ˈfaɾu] ⓘ), officially the City of Faro (Portuguese: Cidade de Faro), is a municipality, the southernmost city and capital of the district of the same name, in the Algarve region of southern Portugal. With an estimated population of 67,566 inhabitants in 2021 (with 39,733 inhabitants in the city proper, 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).
The municipalities of Faro-Olhão-Loulé due to its adjacency, sharing of infrastructures and regular commute can be considered an intermunicipal community with a population of 184,578 inhabitants (2021). A Metro connecting this community is planned to be finished by 2029.