Parchal
Parchal | |
|---|---|
| Coordinates: 37°08′12″N 08°30′44″W / 37.13667°N 8.51222°W | |
| Country | Portugal |
| Region | Algarve |
| Intermunic. comm. | Algarve |
| District | Faro |
| Municipality | Lagoa |
| Disbanded | 2013 |
| Area | |
• Total | 3.86 km2 (1.49 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 4,019 |
| • Density | 1,000/km2 (2,700/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+00:00 (WET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+01:00 (WEST) |
| Postal code | 8400 |
| Website | http://www.jf-parchal.pt |
Parchal is a town and a former civil parish in the municipality (concelho) of Lagoa, Portugal. In 2013, the parish merged into the new parish Estômbar e Parchal. The population in 2011 was 4,019, in an area of 3.86 km2. It is situated in the northwest part of the Lagoa Municipality.
Parchal serves mainly as a bedroom community for Portimão, and many of its residents travel daily across the Rio Arade to work in the neighboring municipality.