Alte | |
|---|---|
 Coat of arms | |
  Alte Location in Portugal | |
| Coordinates: 37°14′10″N 8°10′34″W / 37.236°N 8.176°W | |
| Country |  Portugal |
| Region | Algarve |
| Intermunic. comm. | Algarve |
| District | Faro |
| Municipality | Loulé |
| Area | |
| • Total | 94.33 km2 (36.42 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 1,997 |
| • Density | 21/km2 (55/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+00:00 (WET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+01:00 (WEST) |
Alte is a village and civil parish in the municipality of Loulé, in the Algarve region in the south of Portugal.[1] The population in 2011 was 1,997,[2] in an area of 94.33 square kilometres (36.42 sq mi).[3]
Situated away from the coast, Alte is known as one of the most typical and unspoilt villages in the region of the Algarve. The village contains Algarve style whitewashed houses, traditional chimneys, and cobbled alleys. The Portuguese poet Cândido Guerreiro was born in Alte, in 1871.
- ^ Diário da República. "Law nr. 11-A/2013, page 552 61" (pdf) (in Portuguese). Retrieved 5 August 2014.
- ^ Instituto Nacional de Estatística
- ^ "Áreas das freguesias, concelhos, distritos e país". Archived from the original on 2018-11-05. Retrieved 2018-11-05.