Almancil

Almancil
Almancil
Location in Portugal
Coordinates: 37°05′10″N 8°01′55″W / 37.086°N 8.032°W / 37.086; -8.032
Country Portugal
RegionAlgarve
Intermunic. comm.Algarve
DistrictFaro
MunicipalityLoulé
Area
  Total
62.30 km2 (24.05 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
  Total
10,677
  Density170/km2 (440/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+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, in an area of 62.30 square kilometres (24.05 sq mi).