Agualva (Praia da Vitória)

Agualva
Civil Parish (Freguesia)
Official name: Freguesia da Agualva
Country  Portugal
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)
 - coordinates
Highest point Pico Alto
 - location Biscoito da Ferraria, Agualva, Praia da Vitória
 - elevation 809.05 m (2,654 ft)
 - coordinates
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)
 - coordinates
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
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.