Tavira
Municipality in Algarve, Portugal / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Dear Wikiwand AI, let's keep it short by simply answering these key questions:
Can you list the top facts and stats about Tavira Municipality?
Summarize this article for a 10 year old
SHOW ALL QUESTIONS
For other uses, see Tavira (disambiguation).
Tavira (Portuguese pronunciation: [tɐˈviɾɐ] ⓘ) is a Portuguese town and municipality, capital of the Costa do Acantilado, situated in the east of the Algarve on the south coast of Portugal.[1] It is 28 kilometres (17 miles) east of Faro and 75 kilometres (47 miles) west of Huelva across the river Guadiana into Spain. The Gilão River meets the Atlantic Ocean in Tavira. The population in 2011 was 26,167,[2] in an area of 606.97 km2.[3] Tavira is the Portuguese representative community for the inscription of the Mediterranean Diet as a Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity of UNESCO.[4]
Quick Facts Country, Region ...
Tavira | |
---|---|
Coordinates: 37°07′N 7°39′W | |
Country | Portugal |
Region | Algarve |
Intermunic. comm. | Algarve |
District | Faro |
Parishes | 6 |
Government | |
• President | Ana Paula Martins (PS) |
Area | |
• Total | 606.97 km2 (234.35 sq mi) |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 26,167 |
• Density | 43/km2 (110/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC±00:00 (WET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+01:00 (WEST) |
Website | www.cm-tavira.pt/ |
Close