page_title: Quarteira
section_title: Economy
hierarchical_section_title: Quarteira / Economy
caption_attribution_description: Heading towards Vilamoura in the Algarve in Portugal...
context_page_description: Quarteira is a Portuguese civil parish, in the municipality of Loulé in the Algarve. The population in 2011 was 21,798, in an area of 38.16 km².
context_section_description: Golf, continues to represent for this parish, municipality and region, with five separate golf courses contributing to the economy, especially during the low season.
  Related to this sport, the parish is the home of the largest private tourist facility in Europe: Vilamoura. In addition, the region accommodates various tourists with two hundred hotels and residences, including casinos, bars and discos.
caption: Promenade and hotels in Quarteira
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