Atouguia da Baleia

Atouguia da Baleia
Atouguia da Baleia
Location in Portugal
Coordinates: 39°20′13″N 9°19′30″W / 39.337°N 9.325°W / 39.337; -9.325
Country Portugal
RegionOeste e Vale do Tejo
Intermunic. comm.Oeste
DistrictLeiria
MunicipalityPeniche
Area
  Total
47.02 km2 (18.15 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
  Total
8,954
  Density190/km2 (490/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+00:00 (WET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+01:00 (WEST)

Atouguia da Baleia is a parish in the municipality of Peniche, in Portugal. The population in 2011 was 8,954, in an area of 47.02 km2. The village of Atouguia da Baleia proper has almost 2,000 residents.

The geology of Atouguia da Baleia is Late Jurassic Lourinhã Fm., where the dinosaur Miragaia longicollum was found.