Comporta (civil parish)

Comporta
The white sand beaches of Carresqueira, along the Sado estuary
Comporta
Location in Portugal
Coordinates: 38°22′48″N 8°47′10″W / 38.380°N 8.786°W / 38.380; -8.786
Country Portugal
RegionAlentejo
Intermunic. comm.Alentejo Litoral
DistrictSetúbal
MunicipalityAlcácer do Sal
Area
  Total
150.54 km2 (58.12 sq mi)
Elevation
24 m (79 ft)
Population
 (2011)
  Total
1,268
  Density8.4/km2 (22/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+00:00 (WET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+01:00 (WEST)
Postal code
7580
Area code265
PatronSão Pedro

Comporta is a freguesia ("civil parish") and village in the municipality of Alcácer, in the old district of Setúbal, in continental Portugal, located at the base of the Tróia Peninsula, along the Sado estuary. The population in 2011 was 1,268, in an area of 150.54 km2. It is part of, and the namesake of, the larger Comporta Coastal region.