São Miguel | ||
Civil Parish | ||
The central marina and port, as well as the concentrated urban zone of São Miguel that makeup the core of the town of Vila Franca do Campo
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Official name: Freguesia de São Miguel | ||
Name origin: Portuguese for Saint Michael | ||
Country | Portugal | |
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Autonomous Region | Azores | |
Island | São Miguel | |
Municipality | Vila Franca do Campo | |
Center | São Miguel | |
- elevation | 30 m (98 ft) | |
- coordinates | 37°43′3″N 25°26′3″W / 37.71750°N 25.43417°WCoordinates: 37°43′3″N 25°26′3″W / 37.71750°N 25.43417°W | |
Highest point | Monte Escuro | |
- elevation | 889 m (2,917 ft) | |
- coordinates | 37°46′52″N 25°26′3″W / 37.78111°N 25.43417°W | |
Lowest point | Sea Level | |
- location | Atlantic Ocean | |
Area | 12.60 km2 (5 sq mi) | |
- water | 1.5 km2 (1 sq mi) | |
- urban | .5 km2 (0 sq mi) | |
Population | 2,659 (2011) | |
Density | 211/km2 (546/sq mi) | |
Settlement | fl. 1500 | |
LAU | Junta Freguesia | |
- location | Rua Prior Jorge Furtado da Ponte | |
- elevation | 19 m (62 ft) | |
- coordinates | 37°42′52″N 25°26′10″W / 37.71444°N 25.43611°W | |
President Junta | António José dos Santos da Ponte | |
President Assembleia | Alexandre Custódio Batista da Câmara de Amaral | |
Timezone | Azores (UTC-1) | |
- summer (DST) | Azores (UTC0) | |
Postal Zone | 9680-174 | |
Area Code & Prefix | (+351) 292 XXX-XXXX | |
Patron Saint | São Miguel Arcanjo | |
Website: http://www.jfsaomiguel.com | ||
Statistics from INE (2001); geographic detail from Instituto Geográfico Português (2010) |
São Miguel (Portuguese for Saint Michael) is a parish in the municipality of Vila Franca do Campo in the Azores. The population in 2011 was 2,659, in an area of 12.60 km².
On July 2002, the settlement of Ribeira Seca split from São Miguel and became an independent parish.