Albufeira

Albufeira
Praia dos Pescadores in the municipality of Albufeira
Praia dos Pescadores in the municipality of Albufeira
Flag of Albufeira
Coat of arms of Albufeira
Coordinates: 37°5′23″N 8°14′45″W / 37.08972°N 8.24583°W / 37.08972; -8.24583
Country Portugal
RegionAlgarve
Intermunic. comm.Algarve
DistrictFaro
Parishes4
Government
 • PresidentJosé Carlos Martins Rolo (PSD)
Area
 • Total140.66 km2 (54.31 sq mi)
Lowest elevation
0 m (0 ft)
Population
 (2021)
 • Total44,158
 • Density310/km2 (810/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+00:00 (WET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+01:00 (WEST)
Postal code
8200
Area code289
PatronNossa Senhora da Conceição
Websitecm-albufeira.pt

Albufeira (pronounced [alβuˈfɐjɾɐ] , locally [aɫbʷˈfeɾɐ, aɫbˈfeɾɐ]) is a city and municipality of Faro District in the Algarve region of southern Portugal. The population in 2021 was 44,158,[1] in an area of 140.66 square kilometres (54.31 square miles).[2] The city proper had a population of 28,645 in 2021.[3] 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.

  1. ^ Instituto Nacional de Estatística
  2. ^ "Áreas das freguesias, concelhos, distritos e país". Archived from the original on 5 November 2018. Retrieved 5 November 2018.
  3. ^ [url=https://ine.pt/xportal/xmain?xpid=INE&xpgid=ine_indicadores&contecto=pi&indOcorrCod=0011166&selTab=tab0 Instituto Nacional de Estatística] Archived 6 October 2014 at the Wayback Machine Nuno Pires Soares, Instituto Geográfico Português (Geographic Institute of Portugal)