São Bento (Angra do Heroísmo)

São Bento
Civil Parish (Freguesia)
Official name: Freguesia de São Bento
Name origin: Portuguese for Saint Benedict
Country  Portugal
Autonomous Region  Azores
Group Central
Island Terceira
Municipality Angra do Heroísmo
Localities Caboucos, Canada da Fontinha, Canada do Vale, Carreirinha, Escopins, São Luís, Vale de Linhares
Center São Bento
 - elevation 65 m (213 ft)
 - coordinates
Highest point Terrerinhos
 - location Serra do Morião, São Bento, Angra do Heroísmo
 - elevation 621.34 m (2,039 ft)
 - coordinates
Lowest point Sea Level
 - location Atlantic Ocean
Length 2.71 km (2 mi), West-East
Width 6.03 km (4 mi), North-South
Area 10.34 km2 (4 sq mi)
 - land 9.31 km2 (4 sq mi)
 - urban 1.03 km2 (0 sq mi)
Population 1,968 (2001)
Settlement fl. 1500
 - Parish c. 1572
LAU Freguesia/Junta Freguesia
 - location Rua do Arco, São Bento, Angra do Heroísmo
 - elevation 132 m (433 ft)
 - coordinates
President Junta Luís Salvador
Timezone Azores (UTC-1)
 - summer (DST) Azores (UTC0)
ISO 3166-2 code PT-
Postal Zone 9700-213 São Bento
Area Code & Prefix (+351) 292 XXX-XXXX
Demonym Terceirense
Patron Saint São Bento
Parish Address Rua do Arco 242
9700-213 São Bento
Wikimedia Commons: São Bento (Angra do Heroísmo)
Website: http://www.jfsaobento.com/
Statistics from INE (2001); geographic detail from Instituto Geográfico Português (2010)

São Bento is a parish in the municipality of Angra do Heroísmo on the island of Terceira in the Azores. The population in 2001 was 1968; its density was 190.33/km²; and the area is 10.34 km². The parish lies at an elevation of 65 metres above sea level.