Albufeira (Portuguese pronunciation:( listen)) is a city, seat and municipality in the district of Faro, in the southernmost Portuguese region of the Algarve.
The municipality population in 2011 was 40,828, in an area of 140.66 km².
The city proper had a population of 13,646 in 2001.
It is 250 kilometres (160 mi) from Lisbon, and is within close proximity of Paderne Castle.
Lagos is located 30 kilometres (19 mi) to the west, and Faro 45 kilometres (28 mi) to the south-east. A tourist destination (due to its coastal conditions), Albufeira expands to approximately 300,000 residents during the summer and during New Year celebrations, owing to the number of hotels and lodgings in the district, that includes marina facilities, golf courses, restaurants and bar for the annual flood of visitors.
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