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Porto Judeu

Porto Judeu
Civil Parish
Official name: Freguesia do Porto Judeu
Name origin: Portuguese for Jewish Port
Country  Portugal
Autonomous Region  Azores
Island Terceira
Municipality Angra do Heroísmo
Localities Banda da Canada, Cruz, Cruz do Canário, Porto Judeu de Baixo, Porto Judeu de Cima, Refugo, Ribeira do Testo
Center Porto Judeu
 - elevation 33 m (108 ft)
 - coordinates 38°38′59″N 27°7′0″W / 38.64972°N 27.11667°W / 38.64972; -27.11667Coordinates: 38°38′59″N 27°7′0″W / 38.64972°N 27.11667°W / 38.64972; -27.11667
Highest point Terra Brava
 - elevation 691 m (2,267 ft)
 - coordinates 38°43′32″N 27°12′26″W / 38.72556°N 27.20722°W / 38.72556; -27.20722
Lowest point Sea Level
 - location Atlantic Ocean
Area 30.27 km2 (12 sq mi)
 - urban 1.19 km2 (0 sq mi)
Population 2,501 (2011)
Density 83/km2 (215/sq mi)
Settlement fl.1450
 - Parish c. 1470
 - Vila/Town 12 Fevereiro 1502
LAU Junta Freguesia
 - location Caminho da Esperança
 - coordinates 38°38′50″N 27°7′17″W / 38.64722°N 27.12139°W / 38.64722; -27.12139
President Junta João Carlos Castro Tavares (PS)
President Assembleia PS (PS)
Timezone Azores (UTC-1)
 - summer (DST) Azores (UTC0)
Postal Zone 9700-368
Area Code & Prefix (+351) 292 XXX-XXXX
Patron Saint Santo António
Website: http://www.portojudeu.pt/
Statistics from INE (2001); geographic detail from Instituto Geográfico Português (2010)

Porto Judeu, which means "Jewish Port" in Portuguese, is a parish in the municipality of Angra do Heroísmo on the island of Terceira in the Azores. The population in 2011 was 2,501, in an area of 30.27 km².


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