Country Portugal Intermunic. comm. Médio Tejo Population 722 (2011) Region Centro Region, Portugal | Subregion Médio Tejo Area 17.45 km² District Santarém District Municipality Abrantes | |
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Carvalhal is a Portuguese parish, located in Abrantes Municipality, in Santarém District. The population in 2011 was 722, in an area of 17.54 km². Once, the parish population was composed by a large number of woodcutters, due to its location in a densely forested area. However, since the 1980s, the economic importance of the forest has been declining. The zone is usually affected by several wildfires during the summer.
Map of Carvalhal, Portugal
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Carvalhal (Abrantes) Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA