Silves | |
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Coordinates: 37°11′13″N 8°26′20″W / 37.18694°N 8.43889°W | |
Country | ![]() |
Region | Algarve |
Intermunic. comm. | Algarve |
District | Faro |
Parishes | 6 |
Government | |
• President | Rosa Palma (CDU) |
Area | |
• Total | 680.06 km2 (262.57 sq mi) |
Elevation | 34 m (112 ft) |
Lowest elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 37,126 |
• Density | 55/km2 (140/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC±00:00 (WET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+01:00 (WEST) |
Website | http://www.cm-silves.pt |
Silves (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈsilvɨʃ] ) is a city and municipality in the Portuguese region of Algarve, in southern Portugal.[1] The population of the entire municipality of Silves in 2011 was 37,126,[2] in an area of 680.06 km2.[3] The urbanized area of the city proper has approximately 11,000 inhabitants. Silves is the former capital of the Kingdom of the Algarve (1249–1910), a nominal kingdom within the Kingdom of Portugal (1139–1910), and is of great historical importance.[4]