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Carvalhal (Abrantes)
Civil parish in Abrantes, Santarém, Portugal
Carvalhal is a Portuguese freguesia ("civil parish"), located in Abrantes Municipality, in Santarém District. The population in 2011 was 722, in an area of 17.54 km2. Once, the parish population was composed by a large number of woodcutters, due to its location in a densely forested area.
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Carvalhal is a Portuguese freguesia ("civil parish"), located in Abrantes Municipality, in Santarém District. The population in 2011 was 722, in an area of 17.54 km. 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.
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