Monte Gordo (Vila Real de Santo António)

Monte Gordo
Parish

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Monte Gordo
Coordinates: 37°10′48″N 7°27′11″W / 37.180°N 7.453°WCoordinates: 37°10′48″N 7°27′11″W / 37.180°N 7.453°W
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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