Lagoa (parish)
| Lagoa | ||
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| Parish | ||
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| Country | Portugal | |
| Municipality | Lagoa | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 25.67 km2 (9.91 sq mi) | |
| Population | ||
| • Total | 6,059 | |
| • Density | 240/km2 (610/sq mi) | |
| Postal code | 8400 | |
| Website | http://www.jflagoa-algarve.co.pt | |
Lagoa is a Portuguese civil parish/freguesia at the center of the municipality/concelho of Lagoa, 25.67 km² in area, with 6,059 inhabitants (2001 census). The population density is 236.0 inhabitants per km².
The offices of the freguesia are in part of the Convento de São José.
Other Data
Map Coordinates: 37°08′05″N 08°27′10″W / 37.13472°N 8.45278°W
Patron Saint: Our Lady of Light
Location adjective: Lagoense
Description
The historical centre of the civil parish consists of rows of white houses, where broad and narrow streets are intermixed, revealing modern buildings and old houses, some dating from before the Earthquake of 1755.
In the same historical center are found old doors and Manueline windows, four-sided roofs and arches spanning narrow lanes, and the vestiges of buildings which have long disappeared.
In Lagoa it is possible to find 18th-century buildings as well as modern ones, historical monuments, and contemporary sculptures which show how the city has evolved into a harmonious weaving of many threads.