- Seixal (Porto Moniz)
Seixal is a parish in the district of
Porto Moniz in theMadeira Islands . The population in2001 is 716, its density is 24.3/km² and the area is 29.5 km². Seixal is the largest parish in area, the second largest in population, the second smallest in area, the second least in density and the second lowest in Porto Moniz. It is located E of Porto Moniz. The main industry is agriculture. It is connected with a road linking Porto Moniz and Santana especially the eastern part of the island. TheAtlantic Ocean is to the north. The mountains are to the south. The municipality and the parish of São Vicente is to the east, the municipalities ofPonta do Sol and Calheta is bounded to the east.Nearest parishes
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Ribeira da Janela , west
*Prazeres, southwest
*Canhas , southeast
*Arco da Calheta , south
*Calheta, southwestGeography
*Coordinates: coord|32|49|N|17|7|W|type:city(716)|display=inline,title
*Altitude: 470 m (1,545 ft)Seixal has a school, a lyceum, a gymnasium, a church and a square ("
praça ").
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