Algarve
Faro District
Vila Real de Santo António

Monte Gordo

Monte Gordo is a town and a freguesia of the municipality of Vila Real de Santo António, in the southeastern corner of , Portugal. The population in 2011 was 3,308, in an area of 4.22 km2.
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Casino de Monte Gordo and Praia de Monte Gordo.

Casino
Photo: Koshelyev, Public domain.

Beach
Photo: Bert Kaufmann, CC BY 2.0.
is a beach.

Aerodrome
is a coastal airstrip in Castro Marim Municipality, , near the border with . The airstrip appears abandoned. Google Earth 2006 historical imagery shows a maintained, unpaved runway in use.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Castro Marim and Ayamonte.

Photo: Stevenfruitsmaak, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a town in the with a medieval castle, a popular medieval festival in the last week of August, and local festivals in September.

Town
Photo: Xuaxo, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a town and municipality of belonging to the , . It is located near the border with Portugal on the mouth of the Guadiana River. According to the 2015 census, the city had a population of 20,357 inhabitants. is situated 6 km northeast of Monte Gordo.

Village
is a town and a civil parish in the municipality of , , Portugal. The population in 2011 was 2,195, in an area of 11.10 km². It is a popular summer destination due to its beaches by the Atlantic Ocean. is situated 4½ km west of Monte Gordo.

Monte Gordo

Latitude
37.1824° or 37° 10′ 57″ north
Longitude
-7.4519° or 7° 27′ 7″ west
Population
3,200
Elevation
3 metres (10 feet)
Open location code
8C9J5GJX+X6
Open­Street­Map ID
node 295126996
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
8012039
Wiki­data ID
Q663644
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Satellite Map

Discover Monte Gordo from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Asturian to Ukrainian—“Monte Gordo” goes by many names.
  • Asturian: “Monte Gordo”
  • Cebuano: “Monte Gordo”
  • Chechen: “Монте-Горду”
  • Chinese: “Monte Gordo”
  • Dutch: “Monte Gordo”
  • French: “Monte Gordo”
  • German: “Monte Gordo”
  • Irish: “Monte Gordo”
  • Italian: “Monte Gordo”
  • Kazakh: “Монте-Горду”
  • Malay: “Monte Gordo (Portugal)”
  • Malay: “Monte Gordo”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Monte Gordo”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Monte Gordo”
  • Norwegian: “Monte Gordo”
  • Polish: “Monte Gordo”
  • Portuguese: “Freguesia de Montegordo”
  • Portuguese: “Monte Gordo”
  • Russian: “Монте-Горду”
  • Spanish: “Monte Gordo”
  • Swedish: “Monte Gordo”
  • Tatar: “Монте-Горду”
  • Turkish: “Monte Gordo”
  • Ukrainian: “Монте-Горду”
  • “Monte Gordo”

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