Albufeira
municipality in Portugal
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Summary
Albufeira is a municipality of Portugal[1]. Albufeira ranks in the top 5% of municipality of portugal entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,747 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Faro[3]
- Country: Portugal[4]
- Shares border with: Silves[5], Loulé[6]
- Contains the administrative territorial entity: Guia[7], Ferreiras[8], Albufeira e Olhos de Água[9], Paderne, Albufeira[10]
- Twinned administrative body: Linz[11], Fife[12], Sal[13]
- Postal code: 8200[14]
- Part of: Algarve[15]
- Commons category: Albufeira[16]
- Patron saint: Mary[17]
- Located in time zone: UTC±00:00[18]
- Local dialing code: 289[19]
- Inception: 1504[20]
- Public holiday: patronal festival[21]
- Official website: https://www.cm-albufeira.pt/[22]
- Topic's main category: Category:Albufeira[23]
- Commons gallery: Albufeira[24]
- Email address: mailto:geral@cm-albufeira.pt[25]
- Population: 22,794[26], 37,244[27], 40,828[28], 44,168[29]
- Office held by head of government: Mayor of Albufeira[30]
- Described by source: Otto's encyclopedia[31]
- Official name: Município de Albufeira[32]
- Category for people born here: Q26246848[33]
- Category for people who died here: Q126680964[34]
- Native label: Albufeira[35]
- Category of associated people: Category:People from Albufeira[36]
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Physical Characteristics
Albufeira covers an area of 140.57 km²[37]. Albufeira sits at an elevation of 22 m[38].
Why It Matters
Albufeira has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[39] Albufeira is known by 17 alternative names across languages and contexts.[40]