Almancil | |
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Coordinates: 37°05′10″N 8°01′55″W / 37.086°N 8.032°W | |
Country | ![]() |
Region | Algarve |
Intermunic. comm. | Algarve |
District | Faro |
Municipality | Loulé |
Area | |
• Total | 62.30 km2 (24.05 sq mi) |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 10,677 |
• Density | 170/km2 (440/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC±00:00 (WET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+01:00 (WEST) |
Almancil (Portuguese pronunciation: [almɐ̃ˈsil]) is a town and freguesia in the Loulé Municipality, in the affluent Golden Triangle region of the Algarve of southern Portugal. Almancil is known for its three Michelin star restaurants, the most of any town in the Algarve.
The town had a population of 10,677 inhabitants in 2011,[1] in an area of 62.30 square kilometres (24.05 sq mi).[2]