Ferreiras

Ferreiras is a civil parish in the southern Portuguese municipality of Albufeira. The population in 2011 was 6,406 in an area of 20.13 km².

Key facts

Portuguese subdivision.type: parish
Portuguese subdivision.official_name: Ferreiras
Portuguese subdivision.image_skyline: File:Railway roundabout Ferreiras 2 June 2015.JPG
Portuguese subdivision.image_caption: Largo das Ferreiras in the centre of the village of Ferreiras
Portuguese subdivision.image_shield: ABF-ferreiras.png
Portuguese subdivision.region: Algarve
Portuguese subdivision.CIM: Algarve
Portuguese subdivision.district: Faro
Portuguese subdivision.municipality: Albufeira
Portuguese subdivision.elevation: 77
Portuguese subdivision.area_total: 20.13
Portuguese subdivision.population_as_of

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Ferreiras is a civil parish in the southern Portuguese municipality of Albufeira. The population in 2011 was 6,406 in an area of 20.13 km².

==History== From the discovery of various archeological vestiges within the territory, including the Cerros Altos region, there is a consensus that human settlement in the area occurred in the 2nd century A.D. (including the remains of forge/foundry and inscription).