Silves, Portugal

Silves is an administrative subregion in Faro in Portugal with a population of approximately 37,126 people.

Facts and figures on Silves at a glance

Region name: Silves (Silves)
Status: Adminstrative subregion
Population: 37,126 people
Region name (Level 1): Faro Distrito de Faro
Country: Portugal
Continent: Europe

The regional headquarters of Silves (Silves) is located in Silves (Silves) with a population of 10,917 people. The distance as the crow flies from Silves's regional headquarters Silves to Portugal's capital Lisbon (Lisbon) is approximately 180 km (112 mi).

Facts and figures on Silves
RegionPopulationRegional headquartersPopulation
Silves Silves37,126 peopleSilves Silves10,917 people

Compare with other regions in Faro.

Map of Silves

Map of Silves

Information on Silves

Information on Silves
Region nameRegion name Level 1CountryContinent
Silves SilvesFaro Distrito de FaroPortugalEurope

Time in Silves

Time in Silves
Current timeSummer time (DST)Standard timeCurrent timezone offsetTimezone
Sat, 4 May 2024 - 8:31pm (20:31h)In effect (+1 hour)Sat, 4 May 2024 - 7:31pm (19:31h)GMT UTC +1.0Europe/Lisbon

Geographic coordinates of Silves

Latitude & Longitude of Silves
PositionLatitude (width)Longitude (length)
Show on map37°12'12.3"N (37.2034300°)8°20'05.0"W (-8.3347200°)

Subregions in Silves

There are 8 administrative subregions in Silves.
Subregions in Silves
RegionNoPopulationRegional capitalCapital population
Alcantarilha Alcantarilha1.2,540--
Algoz Algoz2.3,831--
Armacao de Pera Armação de Pêra3.4,867--
Pera Pêra4.2,432--
Sao Bartolomeu de Messines São Bartolomeu de Messines5.8,430--
Sao Marcos da Serra São Marcos da Serra6.1,352--
Silves Silves7.11,014--
Tunes Tunes8.2,660--

External sources of information on Silves

Silves on Wikipedia