Aljezur (parish)
Encyclopedia
Aljezur is a parish (freguesia
) in the municipality
of Aljezur
in Portugal
. It covers an area of 167.36 km² and had a population of 2,687 as of 2001.
The area consists of Vale da Telha, Arrifana, Espartal, Vales, and Picao de Baixo
Freguesia
Freguesia is the Portuguese term for a secondary local administrative unit in Portugal and some of its former colonies, and a former secondary local administrative unit in Macau, roughly equivalent to an administrative parish. A freguesia is a subdivision of a concelho, the Portuguese synonym term...
) in the municipality
Municipalities of Portugal
In Portugal, municipality or concelho is the most stable subdivision of Portugal since the foundation of the country.Portugal has an entirely separate system of cities and towns. Cities and towns are located in municipalities, but often do not have the same boundaries, even if built-up is continuous...
of Aljezur
Aljezur
Aljezur is a municipality in Portugal with a total area of 323.5 km² and a total population of 5,322 inhabitants. The word is derived from the Arabic word "Aljuzur" , the plural of island....
in Portugal
Portugal
Portugal , officially the Portuguese Republic is a country situated in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Portugal is the westernmost country of Europe, and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the West and South and by Spain to the North and East. The Atlantic archipelagos of the...
. It covers an area of 167.36 km² and had a population of 2,687 as of 2001.
The area consists of Vale da Telha, Arrifana, Espartal, Vales, and Picao de Baixo