Faro

Summary

Faro is a municipality of Portugal^[1]. Faro has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[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 instance of is recorded as municipality of Portugal^[6].
• Faro's capital is recorded as Faro (city)^[7].
• Faro's shares border with is recorded as Loulé^[8].
• Faro's shares border with is recorded as Olhão^[9].
• Faro's shares border with is recorded as São Brás de Alportel^[10].
• Faro's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Santa Bárbara de Nexe^[11].
• Faro's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Montenegro^[12].
• Faro's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Conceição e Estoi^[13].
• Faro's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Faro (Sé e São Pedro)^[14].
• Faro's twinned administrative body is recorded as Málaga^[15].
• Faro's twinned administrative body is recorded as Tangier^[16].
• Faro's twinned administrative body is recorded as Praia^[17].
• Faro's twinned administrative body is recorded as Macau^[18].
• Faro's twinned administrative body is recorded as Bayonne^[19].
• Faro's twinned administrative body is recorded as Huelva^[20].
• Faro's twinned administrative body is recorded as Bolama^[21].
• Faro's twinned administrative body is recorded as Príncipe^[22].
• Faro's twinned administrative body is recorded as Passau^[23].
• Faro's postal code is recorded as 8000^[24].
• Faro's Commons category is recorded as Faro, Portugal^[25].
• Faro's located in time zone is recorded as UTC±00:00^[26].
• 1266 marks the founding of Faro^[27].

Body

Geography

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

Physical Characteristics

Faro covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+202.57'}^[28]. Faro sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+10'}^[29]. Faro has a population of {'amount': '+64560'}^[30].

Designation and Status

Faro's instance of is recorded as municipality of Portugal^[6].

History and Context

1266 marks the founding of Faro^[27].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Faro include Faro Airport^[31], an international airport^[32], in Portugal^[33].

Why It Matters

Faro has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] Faro is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[34]

Entities named for Faro include Faro Airport^[31], an international airport^[32], in Portugal^[33].