Monchique
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Monchique () is a municipality of southern Portugal, in Faro District (province of Algarve). The population in 2011 was 6,045, in an area of 395.30 km2.
Key facts
- Portuguese subdivision.type
- municipality
- Portuguese subdivision.official_name
- Monchique
- Portuguese subdivision.image_flag
- Pt-mcq1.png
- Portuguese subdivision.flag_border
- no
- Portuguese subdivision.image_shield
- Crest_of_Monchique,_Portugal.png
- Portuguese subdivision.image_skyline
- Monchique_-_19.09.2019.jpg
- Portuguese subdivision.image_caption
- Panoramic view of Monchique
- Portuguese subdivision.map_caption
- Interactive map of Monchique
- Portuguese subdivision.region
- Algarve
- Portuguese subdivision.CIM
- Algarve
- Portuguese subdivision.district
- Faro
- Portuguese subdivision.parishes
- 3
- Portuguese subdivision.leader_party
- PS
- Portuguese subdivision.leader_name
- Paulo Jorge Duarte Alves
- Portuguese subdivision.area_total_km2
- 395.30
- Portuguese subdivision.population_total
- 6,045
- Portuguese subdivision.population_as_of
- 2011
- Portuguese subdivision.holiday
- Ascension Daydate varies
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- municipality of Portugal
- Official name
- Monchique
- Country
- Portugal
- Located in
- Algarve
- Contains
- Monchique
- Population
- 6045
- Area
- 395.3
- Elevation
- 398
- Time zone
- UTC+01:00
- Shares border with
- Aljezur
- Official website
- www.cm-monchique.pt
- Image
- Monchique - Portugal (68381855).jpg
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- Commons category
- Monchique
- topic's main category
- Category:Monchique
- postal code
- 8550
- native label
- Monchique
- described by source
- Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
- P8168
- Scott Township
- email address
- mailto:[email protected]
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Encyclopedic overview
4 sectionsContents
- Parishes
- Climate
- References
- External links
Monchique () is a municipality of southern Portugal, in Faro District (province of Algarve). The population in 2011 was 6,045, in an area of 395.30 km2.
The Municipality of Monchique is situated in the Serra de Monchique and together with the town of Monchique is a tourist destination. Attractions include a historic town centre, views from the two peaks of Foia and Picota, hiking, bird watching and biking. There are hot sulfur springs, with baths and health spas south in 'Caldas de Monchique' (Spring of Monchique). Eucalyptus, cork oak, oranges, lemons, honey, olive oil, chestnuts, scissor chairs made from chestnut wood, black pork and black pork ham and sausages are the chief products. There are several small industries producing tourist artifacts that are sold in local shops, and medronho, a local brew made from distilled medronho berries (Arbutus/Strawberry Tree), is produced.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Monchique” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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