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Territory Algarve
Total area (km2) 4.995,2
Parish 84
Population Density (inhab/km2) 79,9
Population Resident 395.218
Birth rate (‰) 10,6
Mortal rate (‰) 11,6
Getting old rate (%) 127,7
Population variation (1991/2001) (%) 15,8
Hotel beds capacity offer 86.751
Sleeps at Hotel units 13.900.192
Companies based in Algarve 13.045
Companies at the Primary Sector (%) 3,4
Companies at Secondary Sector (%) 21,3
Companies at the third Sector (%) 75,3
Activity rate (%) 48,7
Unemployment rate (%) 6,2
Physicians per 1000 Inhabitantes 2,4
Pharmacists per 10 000 Habitantes 2,6
Non educated people's rate (%) 10,4

City Hall

Faro city
Algarve

Algarve Tourist Information Offices

Albufeira
Alcoutim
Aljezur
Alvor
Armação de Pêra
Carvoeiro
Castro Marim
Faro
Lagos
Loulé
Monchique
Monte Gordo

289 585 279
281 546 179
282 998 229
282 457 540
282 312 145
282 357 728
281 531 232
289 803 604
282 763 031
289 463 900
282 911 189
281 544 495 		Olhão
Ponte Inter. Guardiana
Portimão
Prai da Rocha
Quarteira
Sagres
S. Brás de Alportel
Silves
Tavira
V.R St. António
Faro International Airport 		289 713 936
281 531 800
282 416 556
282 419 132
289 389 209
282 624 873
282 842 211
282 442 255
281 322 511
281 542 100
289 818 582

Algarve Consulates

Germany - Faro
Austria - Albufeira
Belgium - Faro
Brazil - Vilamoura
Cape Vert - Portimão
Canada - Faro
Denmark - Faro
Spain - V.R St. António
Finland - Quarteira
France - Vilamoura

289 803 148
289 510 900
289 899 590
289 322 117
282 417 720
289 803 757
289 805 561
281 544 888
289 399 873
289 310 956 		Holand - Faro
Iceland - Portimão
Italy - V.R St. António
Morocco - Albufeira
Mexico - Lagos
Norway - Portimão
Peru - Vilamoura
UK - Portimão
Romania - Vilamoura
Switzerland - Portimão 		289 820 903
282 413 311
281 544 274
289 587 960
282 762 814
282 414 878
289 389 977
282 417 800
289 303 180
282 413 311

Health

In case of emergency call 112 , the international emergency services number. If you require medical assistance, go to your local Health Centre. In more serious cases, visit the hospital A&E.

Faro Hospital : 289 830 300
Lagos Hospit : 282 763 034
Portimão Hosp: 282 450 330

Opening Times
Chemist Shops - Weekdays: 9am-1pm & 3pm-7pm. Saturdays: 9am-1pm. In each area there is a chemist open 24 hrs.

Post Office - Open Monday to Friday from 9am-6pm.
Shopping - Most shops are open between 9am-1pm and 3pm-7pm on week days. Shopping centres stay open longer, generally between 10am-11pm.
Banks - Open from 8.30am-3pm on week days.
Museums - Generally closed at lunch time and with different closing days.
Credit Cards
Credit cards are accepted almost everywhere: Visa, Amex, Eurocard, Diners club & Mastercard. You can withdraw money from "Multibanco" cash points on any highstreet.
   
 
Portuguese Red Cross 289 899 900

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