São Vicente Ferreira | |
Civil Parish (Freguesia) | |
Oceanside imits of São Vicente Ferreira, showing the high cliffs and planar relief along the northern coast
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Official name: Freguesia de São Vicente Ferreira | |
Country | Portugal |
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Autonomous Region | Azores |
Group | Central |
Island | São Miguel |
Municipality | Ponta Delgada |
Center | São Vicente Ferreira |
- elevation | 109 m (358 ft) |
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Highest point | Pico da Furna |
- elevation | 333.63 m (1,095 ft) |
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Lowest point | Sea Level |
- location | Atlantic Ocean |
Length | 3.82 km (2 mi), West-East |
Width | 4.71 km (3 mi), North-South |
Area | 11.4 km2 (4 sq mi) |
- land | 10.55 km2 (4 sq mi) |
- urban | .85 km2 (0 sq mi) |
Population | 1,664 (2001) |
Density | 145.96 / km2 (378 / sq mi) |
LAU | Freguesia/Junta Freguesia |
- location | Rua do Outeiro, São Vicente Ferreira, Ponta Delgada |
- elevation | 86 m (282 ft) |
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President Junta | Eduardo Manuel O. Cabral |
Timezone | Azores (UTC-1) |
- summer (DST) | Azores (UTC0) |
ISO 3166-2 code | PT- |
Postal Zone | 9545-535 São Vicente Ferreira |
Area Code & Prefix | (+351) 292 XXX-XXXX |
Demonym | Micalense |
Parish Address | Rua do Outeiro, 17 9545-535 São Vicente Ferreira |
Wikimedia Commons: São Vicente Ferreira (Ponta Delgada) | |
Statistics from INE (2001); geographic detail from Instituto Geográfico Português (2010) |
São Vicente Ferreira is a parish in the district of Ponta Delgada in the Azores. The population in 2001 is 1664, its density is 145.96/km² and the area is 11.4 km². The Atlantic Ocean is to the north and the land is to the south. It is located in the northwestern part of the island of São Miguel and is connected by roads linking Mosteiros and Ribeira Grande. Farmlands dominate the area along with some forests while the Atlantic Ocean lies to the north. The main industry is agriculture. Relva is accessed with a bus transport to Ponta Delgada.
São Vicente Ferreira has a school, a lyceum, a church and a square (praça).