Ponta do Pargo | |
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![]() Coast of Ponta do Pargo; a cliff-top escarpment extending into the North Atlantic from Lombada Velha | |
Coordinates: 32°48′41″N 17°14′52″W / 32.81139°N 17.24778°W | |
Country | ![]() |
Auton. region | Madeira |
Island | Madeira |
Municipality | Calheta |
Established | Parish: 4 March 1560 Civil parish: 26 June 1851 |
Area | |
• Total | 24.71 km2 (9.54 sq mi) |
Elevation | 447 m (1,467 ft) |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 909 |
• Density | 37/km2 (95/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+00:00 (WET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+01:00 (WEST) |
Postal code | 9385-238 |
Area code | 291 |
Patron | São Pedro |
Ponta do Pargo is a civil parish in the municipality of Calheta in the Portuguese island of Madeira. The population in 2011 was 909,[1] in an area of 24.71 km2.[2] It is located west of the municipal seat of Calheta, and southwest of the municipality of Porto Moniz.