Porto Formoso

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Porto Formoso is a parish in the district of Ribeira Grande in the Azores. The population in 2001 is 1,267, its density is 110.6/km² and the area is 11.46 km².

• Location:
  • Latitude: 37.81667 (37°43') N
  • Longitude: 25.41667 (25°25') W
• Altitude: 171 m (564 ft)

Porto Formoso has a school, a lyceum, and a square (praça). The parish is also one of the two towns in Europe involved in tea production.^[1]

[edit] References

1. ^ Tea Producing Nations: Europe: Portugal

[edit] External links

• Map and aerial photos
  • Street map from Mapquest
  • Aerial photograph from Microsoft Terraserver

• Business and tourism
  • A cup of Cha? - a visit to Chá Porto Formosa
  • Chá Porto Formosa - official site of the tea factory, with description of annual harvest celebration