| Biscoitos | ||
| Civil Parish (Freguesia) | ||
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Partial vista of the residential homes of Biscoitos along the coast
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| Official name: Freguesia de Biscoitos | ||
| Country | Portugal | |
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| Autonomous Region | Azores | |
| Group | Central | |
| Island | Terceira | |
| Municipality | Praia da Vitória | |
| Localities | Baiões, Biscoitos, Biscoito Bravo, Canadinhas, Canada da Salga, Canada do Caldeiro, Canada do Porto, São Pedro | |
| Center | Biscoitos | |
| - elevation | 71 m (233 ft) | |
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| Highest point | Juncal | |
| - elevation | 704.06 m (2,310 ft) | |
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| Lowest point | Sea level | |
| - location | Atlantic Ocean | |
| - elevation | 0 m (0 ft) | |
| Length | 9.27 km (6 mi), Northwest-Southeast | |
| Width | 4.5 km (3 mi), Southwest-Northeast | |
| Area | 27.05 km2 (10 sq mi) | |
| - land | 25.7 km2 (10 sq mi) | |
| - water | .01 km2 (0 sq mi) | |
| - urban | 1.34 km2 (1 sq mi) | |
| Population | 1,425 (2001) | |
| Density | 52.68 / km2 (136 / sq mi) | |
| LAU | Freguesia/Junta Freguesia | |
| President Junta | Carlos Cardoso | |
| Timezone | Azores (UTC-1) | |
| - summer (DST) | Azores (UTC0) | |
| ISO 3166-2 code | PT- | |
| Postal Zone | 9760-051 Biscoitos | |
| Area Code & Prefix | (+351) 292 XXX XXX | |
| Demonym | Terceirense; Biscoitense | |
| Patron Saint | São Pedro | |
| Parish Address | Largo Francisco M Brum 9760-051 Biscoitos |
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Location of the parish seat of Biscoitos on the island of Terceira
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| Wikimedia Commons: Biscoitos (Praia da Vitória) | ||
| Statistics from INE (2001); geographic detail from Instituto Geográfico Português (2010) | ||
Biscoitos is a civil parish in the municipality of Praia da Vitória, on the island of Terceira in the Portuguese Azores. In 2001, the population of Biscoitos was just under 1500 inhabitants, occupying an area of 27.05 km² (approximately 52 inhabitants per km²). The village has a wine museum called the Museu do Vinho dos Biscoitos that was established in 1990.