Rogil
Civil parish in Algarve, Portugal
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Rogil (European Portuguese pronunciation: [ʁuˈʒil]) is a Portuguese civil parish in Aljezur Municipality. It lies within the Southwest Alentejo and Vicentine Coast Natural Park. The population in 2011 was 1,126,[1] in an area of 34.96 km².[2]
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Rogil | |
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Praia do Vale dos Homens in Rogil | |
 Coat of arms | |
  Rogil Location in Portugal | |
| Coordinates: 37.369°N 8.800°W | |
| Country |  Portugal |
| Region | Algarve |
| Intermunic. comm. | Algarve |
| District | Faro |
| Municipality | Aljezur |
| Area | |
• Total | 34.96 km2 (13.50 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 1,126 |
| • Density | 32.21/km2 (83.42/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+00:00 (WET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+01:00 (WEST) |
| Website | Page on CM Aljezur website |
The village of Rogil lies on a plateau at about 95 metres above sea level. There is no church listed on the diocesan website.[3]
Adjacent parishes
The parish is bordered by:
- north - Odeceixe
- east - Marmelete
- south - Aljezur
- west - Atlantic Ocean.
