Fajã de Cima
| Fajã de Cima | |
| Civil Parish | |
 Belvedre das Provincias, overlooking some of the newer homes of this residential community in northern Ponta Delgada
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| Official name: Freguesia da Fajã de Cima | |
| Name origin: Portuguese for upper debris field | |
| Country |  Portugal |
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| Autonomous Region |  Azores |
| Island | São Miguel |
| Municipality | Ponta Delgada |
| Localities | Carreira, Fajã de Cima |
| Center | Fajã de Cima |
| - elevation | 161 m (528 ft) |
| - coordinates | 37°46′11″N 25°39′35″W / 37.76972°N 25.65972°WCoordinates: 37°46′11″N 25°39′35″W / 37.76972°N 25.65972°W |
| Highest point | Picos de Lima |
| - elevation | 368 m (1,207 ft) |
| - coordinates | 37°47′31″N 25°38′42″W / 37.79194°N 25.64500°W |
| Lowest point | Rua da Levada |
| - elevation | 84 m (276 ft) |
| - coordinates | 37°45′30″N 25°39′53″W / 37.75833°N 25.66472°W |
| Area | 11.89 km2 (5 sq mi) |
| - urban | .68 km2 (0 sq mi) |
| Population | 3,438 (2011) |
| Density | 289/km2 (749/sq mi) |
| LAU | Junta Freguesia |
| - location | Rua da Vila Nova |
| - elevation | 166 m (545 ft) |
| - coordinates | 37°46′10″N 25°39′46″W / 37.76944°N 25.66278°W |
| President Junta | José do Rego Furtado |
| Timezone | Azores (UTC-1) |
| - summer (DST) | Azores (UTC0) |
| Postal Zone | 9500-504 |
| Area Code & Prefix | (+351) 292 XXX-XXXX |
| Patron Saint | Nossa Senhora da Oliveira |
 Location of the civil parish of Fajã de Cima in the municipality of Ponta Delgada
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| Statistics: Instituto Nacional de Estatística | |
| Geographic detail from CAOP (2010) produced by Instituto Geográfico Português (IGP) | |
Fajã de Cima is a civil parish in the municipality of Ponta Delgada in the Portuguese archipelago of the Azores. Fajã de Cima is located in the Picos region in the western part of the island of São Miguel, north of central Ponta Delgada. The population in 2011 was 3,438, in an area of 11.89 km².
The history of Fajã de Cima is intimately related with the history of Fajã de Baixo, historically referred to as the Lugar das Fajãs (place of the Fajãs).Gaspar Frutuoso, in the 16th century, mentioned:
Cândido Abranches, in 1869 referred:
Abranches goes on to note:
Fajã de Cima has been a "bedroom" community of Ponta Delgada, and responsible for the largest population influx.
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