Agualva | |
Civil Parish (Freguesia) | |
Official name: Freguesia da Agualva | |
Country | Portugal |
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Autonomous Region | Azores |
Group | Central |
Island | Terceira |
Municipality | Praia da Vitória |
Localities | Ladeira de Nossa Senhora, Portela, Outeiro Filipe, Filipe, Outeiros, Cabouco da Trás, São Joões |
River | Ribeira de Agualva |
Center | Agualva |
- elevation | 130 m (427 ft) |
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Highest point | Pico Alto |
- location | Biscoito da Ferraria, Agualva, Praia da Vitória |
- elevation | 809.05 m (2,654 ft) |
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Lowest point | Sea level |
- location | Atlantic Ocean |
- elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
Length | 9.21 km (6 mi), Northwest-Southeast |
Width | 6.68 km (4 mi), Southwest-Northeast |
Area | 38.75 km2 (15 sq mi) |
- land | 38.05 km2 (15 sq mi) |
- water | .00 km2 (0 sq mi) |
- urban | .70 km2 (0 sq mi) |
Population | 1,573 (2001) |
Density | 40.59 / km2 (105 / sq mi) |
Settlement | fl. 1588 |
- Parish | 29 February 1588 |
LAU | Freguesia/Junta Freguesia |
- location | Rua da Igreja, Agualva, Praia da Vitória |
- elevation | 136 m (446 ft) |
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President Junta | Noé de Melo Cota (PS) |
Timezone | Azores (UTC-1) |
- summer (DST) | Azores (UTC0) |
ISO 3166-2 code | PT- |
Postal Zone | 9760-020 Agualva |
Area Code & Prefix | (+351) 292 XXX-XXXX |
Demonym | Terceirense; Agualvenses |
Patron Saint | Nossa Senhora da Guadalupe |
Parish Address | Rua da Igreja, 33 9760-020 Agualva |
Location of the parish seat of Agualva on the island of Terceira
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Wikimedia Commons: Agualva (Praia da Vitória) | |
Website: http://www.jf-agualva.pt | |
Statistics from INE (2001); geographic detail from Instituto Geográfico Português (2010) |
Agualva is a civil parish in the municipality of Praia da Vitória on the island of Terceira in the Azores. The population in 2001 was 1573, its population density was 40.59/km², and the land area is 38.75 km². The parish lies 186 metres above sea level.