Porches

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.
Wikipedia
  • Type: Town with 849 residents
  • Description: civil parish in Lagoa
  • Also known as: “Freguesia de Porches”, “Porches (freguesia)”, and “Portel”

Places of Interest

Highlights: Church of Our Lady of the Incarnation and Fort of Nossa Senhora da Rocha.

Church
Photo: Vitor Oliveira, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The is a church…

Protected area
Photo: Rsantus, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The is a medieval… is situated 3½ km south of Porches.

Beach
is a small beach near Praia da Senhora… is situated 3½ km south of Porches.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Armação de Pêra and Alcantarilha.

Town
Photo: Tanchapt, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a town and parish in the municipality of Silves. is situated 4 km southeast of Porches.

Town
Photo: Lacobrigo, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a former civil parish in the municipality of , Portugal. is situated 4½ km east of Porches.

Photo: Bengt Nyman, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a village in .

Porches

Latitude
37.12552° or 37° 7′ 32″ north
Longitude
-8.39949° or 8° 23′ 58″ west
Population
849
Elevation
80 metres (262 feet)
Open location code
8C9H4JG2+66
Open­Street­Map ID
node 8554508808
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
2264519
Wiki­data ID
Q2632134
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In Other Languages

From Asturian to Turkish—“Porches” goes by many names.
  • Asturian: “Porches”
  • Cebuano: “Porches”
  • Chechen: “Поршеш”
  • Dutch: “Porches”
  • French: “Porches”
  • German: “Porches”
  • Irish: “Porches”
  • Kazakh: “Поршеш”
  • Malay: “Porches, Lagoa”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Porches”
  • Portuguese: “Porches”
  • Russian: “Поршеш”
  • Spanish: “Porches”
  • Tatar: “Поршеш”
  • Turkish: “Porches”
  • “Porches”

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Cemitério de Porches and Posto de Correios.

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