Altura is a town and a

civil parish In England, a civil parish is a type of administrative parish used for local government. It is a territorial designation which is the lowest tier of local government below districts and counties, or their combined form, the unitary authority ...

in the municipality of Castro Marim,

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, Portugal. The population in 2011 was 2,195,Instituto Nacional de Estatística
/ref> in an area of 11.10 km². It is a popular summer destination due to its beaches by the

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. The civil parish of Altura was officially created on June 11, 1991, through detachment from the Castro Marim civil parish. It includes the older and now defunct community of Alagoa. Praia da Alagoa

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Freguesias of Castro Marim {{Faro-geo-stub