Category:Albufeira

**Albufeira**
	municipality and city in Portugal Platja dels pescadors
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Instance of	city of Portugal; municipality of Portugal;
Part of	Algarve;
Patron saint	Virgin Mary;
Location	Faro, Portugal
Inception	1504;
Population	44,168 (2021);
Area	140.57 km²;
Elevation above sea level	22 m;
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	37° 05′ 22.92″ N, 8° 14′ 44.99″ W
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English: Albufeira Municipality and the City of Albufeira — in the Faro District, Algarve region, southernmost Portugal. The original settlement was know as Baltum by the Romans. The name Albufeira was derived from the Arabic Islamic name of Al-buhera which translates to the 'Castle by the Sea' due to the original castle fortress which stood on the high ground and cliff tops above a lagoon which was located were the lower parts of the old town now stands.