Monte Gordo (Vila Real do Santo António)

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

Coat of arms
Monte Gordo
Location within Portugal
Coordinates:
Country Portugal
District Faro
Municipality Vila Real de Santo António
Area
 • Total 4.12 km2 (1.6 sq mi)
Population (2001)
 • Total 5,567
 • Density 959.2/km2 (2,484.3/sq mi)
Time zone GMT (UTC+0)

Monte Gordo is a town and a freguesia of the municipality of Vila Real de Santo António, the southeasternmost of the Algarve, Portugal. Formerly a fishermen's town, Monte Gordo's economy is nowadays oriented to tourism due to its long sandy beaches.