Faro

Summary

Faro is a municipality of Portugal^[1]. Faro ranks in the top 3% of municipality_of_portugal entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (705 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Faro is located in Faro^[3].
• Faro is in the country of Portugal^[4].
• Faro's head of government is recorded as Rogério Bacalhau^[5].
• Faro's image is recorded as Faro aerial view.jpg^[6].
• Faro's instance of is recorded as municipality of Portugal^[7].
• Faro's capital is recorded as Faro (city)^[8].
• Faro's flag image is recorded as Faroflag.svg^[9].
• Faro's shares border with is recorded as Loulé^[10].
• Faro's shares border with is recorded as Olhão^[11].
• Faro's shares border with is recorded as São Brás de Alportel^[12].
• Faro's coat of arms image is recorded as Faroarms.svg^[13].
• Faro's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Santa Bárbara de Nexe^[14].
• Faro's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Montenegro^[15].
• Faro's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Conceição e Estoi^[16].
• Faro's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Faro (Sé e São Pedro)^[17].
• Faro's twinned administrative body is recorded as Málaga^[18].
• Faro's twinned administrative body is recorded as Tangier^[19].
• Faro's twinned administrative body is recorded as Praia^[20].
• Faro's twinned administrative body is recorded as Macau^[21].
• Faro's twinned administrative body is recorded as Bayonne^[22].
• Faro's twinned administrative body is recorded as Huelva^[23].
• Faro's twinned administrative body is recorded as Bolama^[24].
• Faro's twinned administrative body is recorded as Príncipe^[25].
• Faro's twinned administrative body is recorded as Passau^[26].
• Faro's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 150146607^[27].

Body

Geography

Faro is in the country of Portugal^[4]. Faro is located in Faro^[3].

Physical Characteristics

Faro's area is recorded as {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+202.57'}^[28]. Faro's elevation above sea level is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+10'}^[29]. Faro's population is recorded as {'amount': '+64560'}^[30].

Designation and Status

Faro's instance of is recorded as municipality of Portugal^[7].

History and Context

+1266-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Faro^[31].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Faro include Faro Airport^[32], an international airport^[33], in Portugal^[34].

Why It Matters

Faro ranks in the top 3% of municipality_of_portugal entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (705 views/month).^[2] Faro has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[35] Faro is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[36]

Entities named for Faro include Faro Airport^[32], an international airport^[33], in Portugal^[34].