Lagoa (Azores)

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Lagoa
Coat of arms of Lagoa
Municipal coat of arms
Location of Lagoa
Location  
 - Country Portugal  
 - Region A.R. of Azores
 - Subregion A.R. of Azores
 - District or A.R. A.R. of Azores
Mayor João Ponte
 - Party PS
Area 45.6 km²
Population
 - Total 14,698
 - Density 322/km²
No. of parishes 5
Coordinates 37º46'N 25º37'W
Municipal holiday
April 11
Website: http://www.cmlagoa.com

Lagoa (pron. IPA: [lɐ'goɐ]; Portuguese for lagoon) is a municipality on the southwest-central part of São Miguel Island in the Azores It has a population of 14,698.

Lagoa is located east of Ponta Delgada and is linked with a road connecting Ponta Delgada, the western part of the island and Furnas, Povoação and the eastern part of the island to the east and to the north especially areas that are away from the Atlantic Ocean. The mountains are to the east. Most of the mountains are covered with forests and are grassy in both lower and higher elevations. The rest of the land are made up of agricultural lands and some forests.

Lagoa has schools, a lyceum, a gymnasia, banks, a post office, a small port and squares.

It's sister town is Bristol, Rhode Island.

[edit] Parishes

The 5 parishes of Lagoa are:

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Municipalities of the Azores Autonomous Region
Flag of the Azores
Corvo: Corvo
Faial: Horta
Flores: Lajes das Flores · Santa Cruz das Flores
Graciosa: Santa Cruz da Graciosa
Pico: Lajes do Pico · Madalena · São Roque do Pico
Santa Maria: Vila do Porto
São Jorge: Calheta · Velas
São Miguel: Lagoa · Nordeste · Ponta Delgada · Povoação · Ribeira Grande · Vila Franca do Campo
Terceira: Angra do Heroísmo · Vila da Praia da Vitória