Monchique (parish)

Monchique
Coat of arms of Monchique
Monchique is located in Portugal
Monchique
Monchique
Location in Portugal
Coordinates: 37°19′08″N 8°33′22″W / 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

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]

Main sites

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

References

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  1. ^ Instituto Nacional de Estatística
  2. ^ "Áreas das freguesias, concelhos, distritos e país". Archived from the original on 2018-11-05. Retrieved 2018-11-05.