Place:Albufeira, Faro, Portugal

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NameAlbufeira
TypeConcelho
Coordinates37.083°N 8.25°W
Located inFaro, Portugal
Also located inAlgarve, Portugal    
Contained Places
Freguesia
Ferreiras
Guia
Olhos de Água
Paderne
Inhabited place
Albufeira
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Albufeira is a city and seat of its own municipality in the district of Faro, in the southernmost Portuguese region of Algarve. The municipality population in 2021 was 44,158, in an area of . The city proper had a population of 28,645 in 2021. It is from Lisbon, and is within close proximity of Paderne Castle. Lagoa is located to the west, and Faro to the south-east. A tourist destination (due to its coastal conditions), Albufeira expands to approximately 300,000 residents during the summer and during the Christmas and New Year celebrations, owing to the number of hotels and lodgings in its municipality, that includes marina facilities, golf courses, restaurants and bars for the annual flood of visitors.

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