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Faro| Capital of Faro district, southern Portugal, 217 km/135 mi southeast of Lisbon; population (2001) 41,300. There are tuna and sardine fisheries, and exports include cork and fruit. The town walls are probably Moorish, and there is a cathedral with a fine 13th-century tower. |
| The town was burned by the English in 1596, and it was severely damaged by earthquakes in 1722 and 1755. |
Faro| Southernmost district of Portugal, bounded south and west by the Atlantic Ocean, and east by Spain; area 5,071 sq km/1,958 sq mi; population (1991) 340,100; capital Faro. Products include salt, fruit, and wine; fishing and tourism are important. Faro district is co-extensive with the ancient kingdom of the Algarve, and it includes Cape St Vincent, the southwest extremity of Europe. |
Faro| Town in south-central Yukon Territory, Canada; population (1991) 1,100. It is situated on the Pelly River, 190 km/120 mi north-northeast of Whitehorse, on the south of the Anvil Range. It was established in 1968 along with the open-pit Anvil Dynasty lead and zinc mine. Gold is also extracted in this centre of the territory's mining operations. |
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