Ponta do Pargo

Ponta do Pargo is a civil parish in the municipality of Calheta in the island of Madeira. The population in 2011 was 909, in an area of 24.71 km2. It is located west of the municipal seat of Calheta, and southwest of the municipality of Porto Moniz.
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  • Village with about 800 residents
  • …lies at an elevation of around 610 metres (2,000 feet)
  • Description: civil parish in Calheta (Madeira)
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Farol da Ponta do Pargo and Igreja de São Pedro.
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The is an active lighthouse located in Ponta do Pargo, Madeira, .
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is a church.
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is a church.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Fajã da Ovelha and Achadas da Cruz.
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is a civil parish in the municipality of in the island of Madeira. is situated 4½ km south of Ponta do Pargo.
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is a civil parish in the municipality… is situated 5 km northeast of Ponta do Pargo.

Ponta do Pargo

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Latitude
32.813° or 32° 48′ 47″ north
Longitude
-17.248° or 17° 14′ 53″ west
Open location code
8C44RQ72+6R
Open­Street­Map ID
node 1445620435
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
8014662
Wiki­data ID
Q2598492

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In Other Languages

From Aragonese to Urdu—“Ponta do Pargo” goes by many names.
  • Aragonese: “Ponta do Pargo”
  • Asturian: “Ponta do Pargo”
  • Catalan: “Ponta do Pargo”
  • Cebuano: “Ponta do Pargo”
  • Chechen: “Понта-ду-Паргу”
  • Czech: “Ponta do Pargo”
  • Dutch: “Ponta do Pargo”
  • French: “Ponta do Pargo”
  • German: “Ponta do Pargo”
  • Kazakh: “Ponta-dw-Pargw”
  • Kazakh: “Понта-ду-Паргу”
  • Kazakh: “پونتا-دۋ-پارگۋ”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Ponta do Pargo”
  • Portuguese: “Ponta do Pargo”
  • Russian: “Понта-ду-Паргу”
  • Spanish: “Ponta do Pargo”
  • Tatar: “Понта-ду-Паргу”
  • Turkish: “Ponta do Pargo”
  • Turkish: “Ponta Garça”
  • Urdu: “پونٹا دو پارگو”

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Centro Civico and Junta de Freguesia da Ponta do Pargo.

Madeira: Highlights

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