Atouguia da Baleia is a
parish
A parish is a territorial entity in many Christian denominations, constituting a division within a diocese. A parish is under the pastoral care and clerical jurisdiction of a priest, often termed a parish priest, who might be assisted by one or m ...
in the municipality of
Peniche, in Portugal. The population in 2011 was 8,954,
[Instituto Nacional de Estatística]
/ref> 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
''Miragaia'' (named after Miragaia, the parish in Portugal and geologic unit where its remains were found) is a long-necked
stegosaurid dinosaur. Its fossils have been found in Upper Jurassic rocks in Portugal (Lourinhã Formation, Sobral Unit) ...
was found.
References
Freguesias of Peniche, Portugal
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