São Pedro (Vila Franca do Campo)

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São Pedro (Portuguese for Saint Peter) is a parish in the district of Vila Franca do Campo in the Azores. The population in 2001 is 1,120, its density is 451.6/km² and the area is 2.48 km². It is located east of Ponta Delgada and Lagoa, S of Ribeira Grande and west of Furnas and Povoação.

São Pedro has a school, a concert hall, and a small square. Most of the land is pastures and mixed farming. Agriculture is the main economic activity in São Pedro. It is the smallest in area but the most populated parish in Vila Franca do Campo.