Monchique (parish)

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Monchique
Settlement
Coat of arms of Monchique
Coat of arms
Country Portugal
RegionAlgarve
Intermunic. comm.Algarve
DistrictFaro
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

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

References

  1. ^ Instituto Nacional de Estatística
  2. ^ Direção-Geral do Território
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