Fenais da Luz | |
Civil Parish (Freguesia) | |
A scenic vista from the foothills of Fenais da Luz, located near Aflitos and the area of Batalha
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Official name: Freguesia de Fenais da Luz | |
Country | Portugal |
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Autonomous Region | Azores |
Group | Central |
Island | São Miguel |
Municipality | Ponta Delgada |
Localities | Aflitos, Amoreiras, Farropo, Nossa Senhora da Luz, São Jerónimo, Vereda de Baixo, Vereda de Cima |
Center | Aflitos |
- elevation | 113 m (371 ft) |
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Highest point | Pico Grande |
- elevation | 375.23 m (1,231 ft) |
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Lowest point | Sea Level |
- location | Atlantic Ocean |
Length | 4.96 km (3 mi), North-South |
Width | 2.66 km (2 mi), Southwest-Northeast |
Area | 7.66 km2 (3 sq mi) |
- land | 6.89 km2 (3 sq mi) |
- water | .00 km2 (0 sq mi) |
- urban | .77 km2 (0 sq mi) |
Population | 1,895 (2001) |
Density | 247.39 / km2 (641 / sq mi) |
LAU | Freguesia/Junta Freguesia |
- elevation | 32 m (105 ft) |
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President Junta | João José Correia de Medeiros |
President Assembleia | José Humberto da Costa Oliveira |
Timezone | Azores (UTC-1) |
- summer (DST) | Azores (UTC0) |
ISO 3166-2 code | PT- |
Postal Zone | 9545-218 Fenais da Luz |
Area Code & Prefix | (+351) 292 XXX-XXXX |
Demonym | Micalense |
Patron Saint | Nossa Senhora da Luz |
Parish Address | Estrada Regional 9545-218 Fenais da Luz |
Wikimedia Commons: Fenais da Luz (Ponta Delgada) | |
Website: http://www.fenaisdaluz.com/ | |
Statistics from INE (2001); geographic detail from Instituto Geográfico Português (2010) |
Fenais da Luz is a civil parish in the municipality of Ponta Delgada on the island of São Miguel in the Portuguese Azores. In 2001 its population was less than 2000 inhabitants in an administrative area that is less than approximately 10 km². Connected to the rest of the island by the regional roadway, Fenais da Luz is located on the north coast in rich pastureland dedicated to agriculture and dairy production.
Fenais da Luz has a school, a lyceum, a gymnasia, a church and a square (praça).