Algarve
NUTS 3 subregion of Portugal / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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).
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Algarve
Distrito de Faro | |
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Region | |
Country | Portugal |
Region | Algarve |
Capital | Faro |
Area | |
• Total | 4,996.80 km2 (1,929.28 sq mi) |
Population (2021) | |
• Total | 467,495 (5th) |
Time zone | UTC+0 (WET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+1 (WEST) |
ISO 3166 code | PT-08 |
HDI (2018) | 0.847[1] very high · 4th |
GDP (PPP) | 2019 estimate |
– Total | €9,274 billion[2] |
– Per capita | €24,900[3] |
GDP (nominal) | 2019 estimate |
Website | www |
Statistics from INE (2005); geographic detail from Instituto Geográfico Português (2010) |
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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.