Type: | parish |
Official Name: | Carvalhal |
Region: | Oeste e Vale do Tejo |
Cim: | Médio Tejo |
District: | Santarém |
Municipality: | Abrantes |
Coordinates: | 39.565°N -8.193°W |
Area Total: | 17.54 |
Population As Of: | 2011 |
Population Total: | 722 |
Carvalhal is a Portuguese freguesia ("civil parish"), located in Abrantes Municipality, in Santarém District. The population in 2011 was 722,[1] in an area of 17.54 km2.[2] 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.