Country Portugal Subregion Algarve Area 10.88 km² Municipality Castro Marim District Faro District | Region Algarve Intermunic. comm. Algarve Population 2,195 (2011) Local time Monday 8:22 AM | |
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Weather 11°C, Wind NW at 8 km/h, 93% Humidity Points of interest Praia da Alagoa, Praia da Lota, Legendary Laser Taggers | ||
Altura is a town and a civil parish in the municipality of Castro Marim, Algarve, Portugal. The population in 2011 was 2,195, in an area of 11.10 km². It is a popular summer destination due to its beaches by the Atlantic Ocean. The civil parish of Altura was officially created on June 11, 1991, through detachment from the Castro Marim civil parish.
Map of Altura, Portugal
It includes the older and now defunct community of Alagoa.
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Altura (Castro Marim) Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA