Odeceixe

Odeceixe (European Portuguese pronunciation: [ɔðɨˈsɐjʃɨ]) is a village and civil parish in the northern part of the municipality of Aljezur, in the Portuguese Algarve, lying within the Nature Park of the Southwest Alentejo and Vincentine Coast. The village lies on the south bank of the Ribeira de Seixe, which here forms the border between the Algarve and Alentejo. The population of the parish in 2011 was 961,^[1] in an area of 41.91 km².^[2]

Odeceixe
Civil parish
A general view of Odeceixe
Coat of arms
Odeceixe Location in Portugal
Coordinates: 37.433°N 8.772°W / 37.433; -8.772
Country	Portugal
Region	Algarve
Intermunic. comm.	Algarve
District	Faro
Municipality	Aljezur
Area
• Total	41.91 km2 (16.18 sq mi)
Population  (2011)
• Total	961
• Density	23/km2 (59/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+00:00 (WET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+01:00 (WEST)
Postal code	8670
Patron	Nossa Senhora da Piedade
Website	http://www.jf-odeceixe.pt

Geography

Odeceixe's countryside

The parish of Odeceixe is situated on the steeply inclined topography that divides the Algarve and Alentejo regions; the south bank of the Ribeira de Seixe which runs through this parish is the dividing line for this frontier.

The parish includes Praia do Odeceixe, 4 km west of the village of Odeceixe, at the mouth of the Ribeira de Seixe. This has one of the few official naturist beaches in Portugal.

The parish is bordered in the north by São Teotónio, east by Marmelete and south by Rogil, while to the west is the Atlantic Ocean.