Algarvia

Algarvia
Civil Parish (Freguesia)
Official name: Freguesia de Algarvia
Name origin: algarve + diminuitive ia, Portuguese for small Algarve
Country  Portugal
Autonomous Region  Azores
Group Central
Island São Miguel
Municipality Nordeste
Localities Algarvia, Lomba Velha
Center Algarvia
 - elevation 292 m (958 ft)
 - coordinates
Highest point Algarvia
 - location Planalto do Gramihais, Algarvia, Nordeste
 - elevation 980.94 m (3,218 ft)
 - coordinates
Lowest point Sea Level
 - location Atlantic Ocean
Length 5.64 km (4 mi), Northwest-Southeast
Width 2.10 km (1 mi), Southwest-Northeast
Area 5.39 km2 (2 sq mi)
 - land 5.2 km2 (2 sq mi)
 - urban .19 km2 (0 sq mi)
Settlement fl. 1500
 - Parish fl. 1800
 - Civil Parish 16 July 2002
LAU Freguesia/Junta Freguesia
 - location Rua do Atalho, Algarvia, Nordeste
President Junta Herculano Cabral Dutra
Timezone Azores (UTC-1)
 - summer (DST) Azores (UTC0)
ISO 3166-2 code PT-
Postal Zone 9630-222 Algarvia
Area Code & Prefix (+351) 292 XXX-XXXX
Demonym Micalense; Algarvense
Patron Saint Nossa Senhora do Amparo
Parish Address Rua do Atalho, 7-C
9630-222 Algarvia
Wikimedia Commons: Algarvia (Ponta Delgada)
Statistics from INE (2001); geographic detail from Instituto Geográfico Português (2010)

Algarvia (from Algarve + ia) is a civil parish in the municipality of Nordeste, on the island of São Miguel in the Portuguese Azores.

History

On July 16, 2002, the parish was split from Nordestinho and also created Santo António de Nordestinho and São Pedro de Nordestinho.

Geography

It is connected with a road linking to Ribeira Grande - Nordeste. The mountains are to the south.

Algarvia has a school, and a square (praça).

Economy

The region is primarily known for agricultural activities, although some local-oriented commercial shops do exist.