Monchique (parish)

Monchique is a freguesia (parish) in Monchique Municipality (Algarve, Portugal). The population in 2011 was 4,817,[1] in an area of 159.28 km².[2]

Monchique
Coat of arms
Monchique
Location in Portugal
Coordinates: 37.319°N 8.556°W / 37.319; -8.556
Country Portugal
RegionAlgarve
Intermunic. comm.Algarve
DistrictFaro
MunicipalityMonchique
Area
  Total159.28 km2 (61.50 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
  Total4,817
  Density30/km2 (78/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC±00:00 (WET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+01:00 (WEST)
Websitejf-monchique.pt

Main sites

  • Nossa Senhora do Desterro Convent
  • Monchique Church or Nossa Senhora da Conceição Church
  • Fóia, highest mountain in Algarve

References


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