Altura (Castro Marim)

Altura

Coat of arms
Altura
Location within Portugal
Coordinates:
Country Portugal
District Faro
Municipality Castro Marim
Area
 • Total 10.88 km2 (4.2 sq mi)
Population (2001)
 • Total 1,920
 • Density 176.5/km2 (457.1/sq mi)
Time zone GMT (UTC+0)

Altura is a town and a civil parish in the municipality of Castro Marim, Algarve, Portugal. 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.

It includes an older and now defunct community of Alagoa.