Faro

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Faro

Total population

41,904

Coordinates37.02°, -7.94°

Demographic figures from INE Portugal. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

Overview

Faro, officially the City of Faro, is a city and a municipality in southern Portugal. It is the capital of both the Algarve region and the Faro District, as well as the southernmost city on the Portuguese mainland. Faro municipality covers an area of 202.57 km2 (78.21 sq mi) and, as of 2024, had 70,347 inhabitants, making it the second most populous municipality in the Algarve after Loulé. The city proper had 46,299 inhabitants in 2021, the largest urban population in the region. Faro lies on the shore of the Ria Formosa lagoon, a protected nature reserve and hosts the region’s international airport and university.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.