Mexilhoeira Pequena

Mexilhoeira Pequena is a locality in Estômbar e Parchal, Lagoa, Faro District. Mexilhoeira Pequena is situated nearby to the locality Mexilhoeira Da Carregaçaco, as well as near the town Parchal.

Places of Interest

Highlights include New Portimão Bridge and Ferragudo halt.

New Portimão Bridge

Bridge

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New Portimão Bridge, also known as Ponte Nova do Arade, is a bridge that spans the Estrada Nacional 125 highway and the Rio Arade, near the city of Portimão, in the region of Algarve, in Portugal.

Ferragudo halt

Railway station

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Ferragudo is a halt on the Algarve Line in the Lagoa municipality, Portugal. It was opened on 15 February 1903, under the name Portimão. After the construction and opening of the Portimão Railway Bridge and station, in 1922, the name was changed to Ferragudo.

Mexilhoeira halt

Railway station

Photo: Bextrel, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Mexilhoeira is a closed halt on the Algarve line in the Lagoa municipality, Portugal. It is part of the section from Silves to Ferragudo, which opened on 15 February 1903.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Parchal and Estômbar.

Parchal

Town

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Parchal is a town and a former civil parish in the municipality 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.

Estômbar

Town

Estômbar is a town in the civil parish of Estômbar e Parchal, in the municipality of Lagoa, Portugal. The population in 2011 was 4,985, in an area of 24.21 km2.

Ferragudo

Town

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Ferragudo is a Portuguese civil parish at the western border of the municipality of Lagoa. The population in 2011 was 1,973, in an area of 5.41 km2. Ferragudo serves mainly as a bedroom community for its much larger neighbour, the city of Portimão; its residents routinely travel across the Arade River to work in the neighboring municipality. Ferragudo is situated 2½ km southwest of Mexilhoeira Pequena.

Mexilhoeira Pequena

Type: Locality
Location: Estômbar e Parchal, Lagoa, Faro District, Algarve, Portugal, Iberia, Europe
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Latitude

37.14423° or 37° 8′ 39″ north

Longitude

-8.50801° or 8° 30′ 29″ west

Elevation

11 metres (36 feet)

Open location code

8C9H4FVR+MQ

GeoNames ID

2266424

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