Porches (Lagoa)
Porches | |
|---|---|
The village entrance with the Parish Church | |
| Coordinates: 37°07′34″N 8°23′53″W / 37.126°N 8.398°W | |
| Country | Portugal |
| Region | Algarve |
| Intermunic. comm. | Algarve |
| District | Faro |
| Municipality | Lagoa |
| Area | |
• Total | 15.64 km2 (6.04 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 2,011 |
| • Density | 130/km2 (330/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+00:00 (WET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+01:00 (WEST) |
| Postal code | 8400 |
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Porches is a civil parish/freguesia in the municipality of Lagoa in Portugal, about 10 km east of the city of Lagoa. The population in 2011 was 2,011, in an area of 15.64 km2. It was elevated to the status of a town on July 12, 2001.