Almagreira (Vila do Porto)

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Almagreira
Coat of arms of Almagreira
Parish coat of arms
Municipality Vila do Porto
Area 10.58 km²
Population
 - Total 537 (2001)
 - Density 51/km²
Website: none

Almagreira (pron. IPA[aɫmɐ'gɾɐiɾɐ]) is a parish in the municipality of Vila do Porto in the Portuguese autonomous region of Azores. The parish population in 2001 was 537 inhabitants, its population density, 50.8 inhabitants/km², and its total area is 10.58 km². It is located northwest of the town of Vila do Porto and is connected to it with a road. It borders the parish of Santo Espírito. Almagreira has a school, a lyceum, a church and a plaza.

The main industry in the parish is agriculture. It is the smallest parish of the municipality and the second least populated.