Lomba (Lajes das Flores)
| Lomba | |
| Civil Parish | |
| Official name: Freguesia da Lomba | |
| Name origin: Portuguese for hill | |
| Country |  Portugal |
|---|---|
| Region |  Azores |
| Island | Flores |
| Municipality | Lajes das Flores |
| Localities | Lomba |
| Center | Lomba |
| - elevation | 197 m (646 ft) |
| - coordinates | 39°24′5″N 31°9′23″W / 39.40139°N 31.15639°WCoordinates: 39°24′5″N 31°9′23″W / 39.40139°N 31.15639°W |
| Highest point | Caldeira da Lomba |
| - location | Cerrado do Soldado |
| - elevation | 672 m (2,205 ft) |
| - coordinates | 39°25′32″N 31°11′23″W / 39.42556°N 31.18972°W |
| Lowest point | Sea level |
| - location | Atlantic Ocean |
| - elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
| Area | 9.87 km2 (4 sq mi) |
| - water | .02 km2 (0 sq mi) |
| - urban | .11 km2 (0 sq mi) |
| Population | 206 (2011) |
| Density | 21/km2 (54/sq mi) |
| Settlement | fl.1510 |
| LAU | Junta Freguesia |
| - location | Rua da Cruz |
| - coordinates | 39°24′4″N 31°9′26″W / 39.40111°N 31.15722°W |
| President Junta | José Maria Freitas Reis (PS) |
| President Assembleia | Francisco Mendonça de Freitas (PS) |
| Timezone | Azores (UTC-1) |
| - summer (DST) | Azores (UTC0) |
| Postal Zone | 9960-500 |
| Area Code & Prefix | (+351) 292 XXX-XXXX |
| Patron Saint | São Caetano |
  Location of the civil parish seat of Lomba in the municipality of Lajes das Flores
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| Website: http://www.cmlajesflores.com/lomba/lomba.htm | |
| Geographic detail from Instituto Geográfico Português (2010) | |
Lomba is a civil parish in the municipality of Lajes das Flores on the island of Flores in the Portuguese archipelago of the Azores. The population in 2011 was 206, in an area of 9.87 square kilometres (3.81 sq mi).
The religious parish, since 1698, was established to the invocation of Saint Cajetan of Thiene, at the time a population of 750 residents (during the 19th century).
The civil parish is located on the east-southeast coast of the island, and confined by the parishes Fazenda (to the south) and Caveira (in the north), approximately 5 kilometers from the municipal seat, along the margins of Ribeira da Silva on the border of the municipality. Its taxonomy was derived from its location; Lomba was located on a high precipice over the ocean, delimited by valleys on either side (lomba is the Portuguese term for hill), and was once called Lomba da Boa Vista.
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