Faro Municipality

Faro is a city in the region of that is a popular sun destination in the summer, and a base for exploring the surrounding area.
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Faro Airport and Estádio de São Luís.

Aerodrome
Photo: BabyNuke, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Faro International Airport, officially Faro - Gago Coutinho International Airport, is located four kilometres west of the city of in Portugal. The airport opened in July 1965 being the main gateway to Faro District and southwestern Spain, with more than 10 million passengers using the facility in 2025. is situated 3½ km west of Faro Municipality.

Stadium
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The , also known as Santo Stadium, is a multi-use stadium in , , Portugal. It serves as the home stadium for Sporting Clube Farense, a football club based in Faro.

Railway station
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Faro station is the main railway station in the city of , Portugal, operated by Comboios de Portugal. It opened on 1 July 1889. The line to the north-west is electrified, using overhead catenary.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Pechão.

Village
Photo: Pedro S Bello, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a parish in the municipality of . The population in 2011 was 3,601, in an area of 19.79 km². is situated 6 km northeast of Faro Municipality.

Faro Municipality

Latitude
37.0251° or 37° 1′ 30″ north
Longitude
-7.9294° or 7° 55′ 46″ west
Population
64,600
Elevation
25 metres (82 feet)
Open location code
8C9J23GC+26
Geo­Names ID
8010516
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Urdu—“Faro Municipality” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “فارو”
  • Armenian: “Ֆարո”
  • Bulgarian: “Фару”
  • Chinese: “法鲁”
  • French: “Faro”
  • Georgian: “ფარუ”
  • German: “Faro”
  • Greek: “Φάρο”
  • Hebrew: “פארו”
  • Japanese: “ファロ”
  • Korean: “파루”
  • Latin: “Ossonoba”
  • Latvian: “Faru”
  • Lithuanian: “Faras”
  • Mazanderani: “فارو”
  • Persian: “فارو”
  • Russian: “Фару”
  • Serbian: “Фаро”
  • Thai: “ฟารู”
  • Ukrainian: “Фару”
  • Urdu: “فارو، پرتگال”

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Mercado Municipal de Faro and Largo Dr. Francisco Sa Carneiro.

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