Altura

Altura is a town and a civil parish in the municipality of , , 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.
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Praia Verde and Cacela train station.

Beach
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.5.
is a beach.

Railway station
Photo: CorreiaPM, Public domain.
is a railway station, which is situated 3½ km west of Altura.

Beach
Photo: Manuel Correia, Public domain.
is a beach.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Manta Rota and Vila Nova de Cacela.

Neighborhood
Photo: Manuel Correia, Public domain.
is a small seaside town in the civil parish of , municipality of Vila Real de Santo António, in the , Portugal. is an important tourist destination due to its sandy beaches by the Atlantic Ocean.

Town
Photo: MJJR, CC BY 2.5.
, or simply Cacela, is a town and Civil parish in the municipality of Vila Real de Santo António, the southeasternmost of the , Portugal. is situated 3 km west of Altura.

Town
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is a town and a freguesia of the municipality of Vila Real de Santo António, in the southeastern corner of , Portugal. The population in 2011 was 3,308, in an area of 4.22 km2. is situated 4½ km east of Altura.

Altura

Latitude
37.17421° or 37° 10′ 27″ north
Longitude
-7.49907° or 7° 29′ 57″ west
Population
1,390
Elevation
8 metres (26 feet)
Open location code
8C9J5GF2+M9
Open­Street­Map ID
node 930352428
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
2271823
Wiki­data ID
Q2652685
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Asturian to Turkish—“Altura” goes by many names.
  • Asturian: “Altura”
  • Cebuano: “Altura”
  • Chechen: “Алтура (Каштру-Марин)”
  • Chechen: “Алтура”
  • Chinese: “Altura”
  • Dutch: “Altura (Castro Marim)”
  • Dutch: “Altura”
  • French: “Altura”
  • German: “Altura”
  • Kazakh: “Altwra”
  • Kazakh: “Алтура”
  • Kazakh: “التۋرا”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Altura”
  • Persian: “التورا (کسترو ماریم)”
  • Persian: “التورا”
  • Portuguese: “Altura (Castro Marim)”
  • Portuguese: “Altura (freguesia)”
  • Portuguese: “Altura”
  • Portuguese: “Freguesia de Altura”
  • Russian: “Алтура”
  • Spanish: “Altura”
  • Tatar: “Алтура (Каштру-Марин)”
  • Tatar: “Алтура”
  • Turkish: “Altura”
  • Turkish: “Alvega”
  • “Altura”

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