Monte Gordo (Vila Real de Santo António)

For other places, see Monte Gordo (disambiguation).
Monte Gordo
Parish

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Monte Gordo
Coordinates: 37°10′48″N 7°27′11″W / 37.180°N 7.453°W / 37.180; -7.453Coordinates: 37°10′48″N 7°27′11″W / 37.180°N 7.453°W / 37.180; -7.453
Country Portugal
Region Algarve
Subregion Algarve
Intermunic. comm. Algarve
District Faro
Municipality Vila Real de Santo António
Area
  Total 4.22 km2 (1.63 sq mi)
Population (2011)
  Total 3,308
  Density 780/km2 (2,000/sq mi)

Monte Gordo is a town and a freguesia of the municipality of Vila Real de Santo António, the southeasternmost of the Algarve, Portugal. The population in 2011 was 3,308,[1] in an area of 4.22 km².[2] Formerly a fishermen's town, Monte Gordo's economy is nowadays oriented to tourism due to its long sandy beaches.

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