Fenais da Luz
| Fenais da Luz | |
| Civil Parish | |
 A scenic vista from the foothills of Fenais da Luz, located near Aflitos and the area of Batalha
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| Official name: Freguesia de Fenais da Luz | |
| Country |  Portugal |
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| Autonomous Region |  Azores |
| Island | São Miguel |
| Municipality | Ponta Delgada |
| Localities | Aflitos, Amoreiras, Farropo, Nossa Senhora da Luz, São Jerónimo, Vereda de Baixo, Vereda de Cima |
| Center | Aflitos |
| - elevation | 113 m (371 ft) |
| - coordinates | 37°48′39″N 25°38′15″W / 37.81083°N 25.63750°WCoordinates: 37°48′39″N 25°38′15″W / 37.81083°N 25.63750°W |
| Highest point | Pico Grande |
| - elevation | 375 m (1,230 ft) |
| - coordinates | 37°48′3″N 25°39′6″W / 37.80083°N 25.65167°W |
| Area | 7.69 km2 (3 sq mi) |
| - water | .00 km2 (0 sq mi) |
| - urban | .77 km2 (0 sq mi) |
| Population | 2,009 (2011) |
| Density | 261/km2 (676/sq mi) |
| LAU | Junta Freguesia |
| - location | Estrada Regional |
| - elevation | 32 m (105 ft) |
| - coordinates | 37°49′41″N 25°38′30″W / 37.82806°N 25.64167°W |
| President Junta | João José Correia de Medeiros |
| President Assembleia | José Humberto da Costa Oliveira |
| Timezone | Azores (UTC-1) |
| - summer (DST) | Azores (UTC0) |
| Postal Zone | 9545-218 |
| Area Code & Prefix | (+351) 296 XXX-XXXX |
| Patron Saint | Nossa Senhora da Luz |
 Location of the civil parish of Fenais da Luz in the municipality of Ponta Delgada
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| Statistics: Instituto Nacional de Estatística | |
| Website: http://www.fenaisdaluz.com/ | |
| Geographic detail from CAOP (2010) produced by Instituto Geográfico Português (IGP) | |
Fenais da Luz is a civil parish in the municipality of Ponta Delgada on the island of São Miguel in the Portuguese archipelago of the Azores. The population in 2011 was 2,009, in an area of 7.69 square kilometres (2.97 sq mi).
The origin of the place name was justified by Gaspar Frutuoso as originating from the abundance of natural fenal that grew in the fields; fenais is Portuguese word for fenal. Writing in the Saudades da Terra referred:
Its parochial church, dedicated to Our Lady of Light (in 1756) was constructed over the ruins of an older episode. The church was identified by Queen D. Maria I in the celebration marking the defeat between forces of D. António, Prior of Crato and Philip II of Spain in 1582.
Fenais da Luz is located on the north coast of the island and includes, along with the principal settlement of Fenais, the localities of Aflitos and Farropo.
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