colspan="2" style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold; font-size: 1.25em; background-color: Template:Geobox2 color;" | Algarve | |
colspan="2" style="text-align: center; background-color: Template:Geobox2 color;" | Region | |
The city of Silves, the old capital of the Algarve . | |
Name origin: algarve from Arabic: الغرب the west | |
Country | Portugal |
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Capital | Faro |
- elevation | 11 m (36 ft) |
- coordinates | 37°0′52″N 7°56′7″W / 37.01444°N 7.93528°W |
Highest point | Fóia |
- location | Serra de Monchique |
- elevation | 902 m (2,959 ft) |
- coordinates | 37°18′54″N 8°35′47″W / 37.31500°N 8.59639°W |
Lowest point | Sea level |
- location | Atlantic Ocean |
- elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
Length | 143 km (89 mi), East-West |
Width | 63 km (39 mi), North-South |
Area | 4,996.80 km² (1,929 sq mi) |
Density | 89 /km² (231 /sq mi) |
GDP (nominal) | 2013 estimate |
- Total | € 7.232 billion |
- Per capita | € 16,300 |
Statistics from INE (2011) |
The Algarve (from Arabic: الغرب al-Gharb "the West") is the southernmost region of continental Portugal. The capital of the Algarve is the city of Faro. There is an international airport and a public university (University of Algarve).
The present region of Algarve coincides with the old province of the same name and with the Faro district. The main economic activity in the region is tourism because its beaches and its historical buildings.
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