São Caetano (Madalena)
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| Parish of São Caetano Freguesia do São Caetano |
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| Statistics | |
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| Island: | Pico |
| Municipality: | São Roque do Pico |
| Area: -Total -Water -Rank |
24.36 km² |
| Population: (2001) - Total - Density - Rank |
550 22.6km² |
| Elevation: -lowest: -centre: -highest: |
Atlantic Ocean 118 m (centre) southern part |
São Caetano is a parish in the district of western part of the municipality of Madalena in the Azores. The population in 2001 is 550, its density is 22.6/km² and the area is 24.36 km².
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The parish is located in the southern part of the municipality and is linked with a road encircling the entire island. The area are hilly and mountainous in the north. Farmlands are within the parish as well as the road. Forests dominates the mountain areas. The Atlantic Ocean lies to the south. The municipality of Lajes do Pico is bounded to the east, the Azores' tallest mountain, Mount Pico is to the north.
The municipality is around 5 km long from north to south and varies up to as long as 4 km wide from east to west.
[edit] Other
São Caetano has a school, a few churches, and a square. Its nearest middle and secondary schools are in Madalena.
[edit] External links
- São Caetano on azoren-online.com - (in German)
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