Seixal (Porto Moniz)
| Seixal | ||
| Civil Parish (Freguesia) | ||
 The seaside village of Seixal, along the northern coast of the parish of the same name
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| Official name: Freguesia do Seixal | ||
| Name origin: seixo, Portuguese for pebble | ||
| Country |  Portugal |
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| Autonomous Region |  Madeira |
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| Island | Madeira | |
| Municipality | Porto Moniz | |
| Localities | Chão da Ribeira, Fanal, Seixal, Feiteiras | |
| Center | Seixal | |
| - elevation | 598 m (1,962 ft) | |
| - coordinates | 32°48′17″N 17°6′37″W / 32.80472°N 17.11028°W | |
| Highest point | Fanal | |
| - location | Paul da Serra, Seixal, Porto Moniz | |
| Lowest point | Sea level | |
| - location | Atlantic Ocean, Seixal, Porto Moniz | |
| - elevation | 0 m (0 ft) | |
| Length | 6.04 km (4 mi), Southwest-Northwest | |
| Width | 9.16 km (6 mi), Northwest-Southeast | |
| Area | 36.37 km2 (14 sq mi) | |
| Population | 716 (2001) | |
| Density | 19.69 / km2 (51 / sq mi) | |
| LAU | Freguesia/Junta Freguesia | |
| - location | Antigo Traçado da ER 101, Seixal, Porto Moniz | |
| Timezone | WET (UTC0) | |
| - summer (DST) | WEST (UTC+1) | |
| ISO 3166-2 code | PT- | |
| Postal Zone | 9270-124 Seixal | |
| Area Code & Prefix | (+351) 291 XXX XXX | |
| Demonym | Madeirense; Seixaleiro | |
| Patron Saint | Santo Antão | |
| Parish Address | Antigo Traçado da ER 101 9270-124 Seixal |
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  Location of the parish seat of Seixal in the municipality of Porto Moniz, island of Madeira
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| Wikimedia Commons: Seixal (Porto Moniz) | ||
| Website: http://www.freguesiaseixal.pt | ||
| Statistics from INE (2001); geographic detail from Instituto Geográfico Português (2010) | ||
Seixal is a civil parish in the municipality of Porto Moniz in the Portuguese archipelago of Madeira. In 2001, the population was 716 and the area was 36.37 km² (its density was 19.69 inhabitants per km²).
[edit] History
Much like its continental twin, Seixal's name origin came from the abundance of pebbles on the beach.
It was only after the Second World War that a roadway reached the community.
[edit] Geography
It is located on the eastern frontier of Porto Moniz on the border with the municipality of São Vicente. The largest parish in Porto Moniz by area, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean into the interior of Paul de Serra.
Seixal has a school, a lyceum, a gymnasium, a church and a square (Portuguese: praça).
[edit] Economy
The primary economic activities in the parish are agriculture (including vineyards and orchards), commerce, hotel services, civil construction and turism.
