Nossa Senhora dos Remédios | ||
Civil Parish (Freguesia) | ||
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Official name: Freguesia da Nossa Senhora dos Remédios | ||
Name origin: Portuguese for Our Lady of Remedies | ||
Country | Portugal | |
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Autonomous Region | Azores | |
Group | Central | |
Island | São Miguel | |
Municipality | Povação | |
Center | Nossa Senhora dos Remédios | |
- elevation | 227 m (745 ft) | |
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Highest point | Pico da Vara | |
- location | Planalto dos Graminhais, Nossa Senhra dos Remédios, Povoação | |
- elevation | 1,018.73 m (3,342 ft) | |
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Lowest point | Ribeira do Purgai | |
- elevation | 63.99 m (210 ft) | |
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Length | 3.88 km (2 mi), West-East | |
Width | 6.90 km (4 mi), Southwest-Northeast | |
Area | 12.78 km2 (5 sq mi) | |
- land | 12.44 km2 (5 sq mi) | |
- urban | .34 km2 (0 sq mi) | |
Population | 1,072 (2001) | |
Density | 83.88 / km2 (217 / sq mi) | |
LAU | Freguesia/Junta Freguesia | |
- location | Largo Dr. Carlos Paiva, Nossa Senhora dos Remédios, Povação | |
Timezone | Azores (UTC-1) | |
- summer (DST) | Azores (UTC0) | |
ISO 3166-2 code | PT- | |
Postal Zone | 9650-248 Nossa Senhora dos Remédios | |
Area Code & Prefix | (+351) 292 XXX-XXXX | |
Demonym | Micalense | |
Patron Saint | Nossa Senhora dos Remédios | |
Parish Address | Largo Dr. Carlos Paiva 9650-248 Nossa Senhora dos Remédios |
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Wikimedia Commons: Nossa Senhora dos Remédios (Ponta Delgada) | ||
Statistics from INE (2001); geographic detail from Instituto Geográfico Português (2010) |
Nossa Senhora dos Remédios (Portuguese for Our Lady of Remedies) is a parish in the district of Povoação in the Azores. The population in 2001 is 1,072, its density is 83.88/km² and the area is 12.78 km². The main industry is agriculture with some non-agricultural employees. It is connected with a road linking. The mountains are to the north.
The parish also contains has a school, a lyceum, and a square (praça).