Albufeira
City of Albufeira | |
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The city of Albufeira with the Fishermen's Beach | |
| Coordinates: 37°5′23″N 8°14′45″W / 37.08972°N 8.24583°W | |
| Country | Portugal |
| Region | Algarve |
| Intermunic. comm. | Algarve |
| District | Faro |
| Parishes | 4 |
| Government | |
| • President | José Carlos Martins Rolo (PSD) |
| Area | |
• Total | 140.66 km2 (54.31 sq mi) |
| Lowest elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
| Population (2021) | |
• Total | 44,158 |
| • Density | 310/km2 (810/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+00:00 (WET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+01:00 (WEST) |
| Postal code | 8200 |
| Area code | 289 |
| Patron | Nossa Senhora da Conceição |
| Website | cm-albufeira |
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Albufeira (pronounced [alβuˈfɐjɾɐ] ⓘ, locally [aɫbʷˈfeɾɐ, aɫbˈfeɾɐ]), officially the City of Albufeira (Portuguese: Cidade de Albufeira), is a city and municipality of Faro District in the Algarve region of southern Portugal. The population in 2021 was 44,158, in an area of 140.66 square kilometres (54.31 square miles). The city proper had a population of 28,645 in 2021. It is 250 kilometres (160 mi) from Lisbon, close to Paderne Castle. Lagoa is 30 kilometres (19 mi) to the west, and Faro 45 kilometres (28 mi) to the southeast. A tourist destination due to its coastal conditions, Albufeira's population expands to around 300,000 in the summer and at Christmas and New Year owing to the number of hotels that includes marina facilities, golf courses, restaurants and bars.