Cabouco
| Cabouco | |
| Civil Parish (Freguesia) | |
| Official name: Freguesia do Cabouco | |
| Name origin: cabouco, Portuguese describing a hole that is concave and deep; may refer to the parish's location within a minor valley | |
| Country |  Portugal |
|---|---|
| Autonomous Region |  Azores |
| Group | Central |
| Island | São Miguel |
| Municipality | Lagoa |
| Localities | Cabouco |
| Center | Cabouco |
| - elevation | 169 m (554 ft) |
| - coordinates | 37°45′52″N 25°33′56″W / 37.76444°N 25.56556°W |
| Highest point | Pico do Cambado |
| - location | Fogo, Cabouco, Lagoa |
| - elevation | 302.04 m (991 ft) |
| - coordinates | 37°46′18″N 25°34′30″W / 37.77167°N 25.57500°W |
| Lowest point | Cabouco |
| - location | Pico do Machado, Cabouco, Lagoa |
| - elevation | 102.34 m (336 ft) |
| - coordinates | 37°45′21″N 25°34′0″W / 37.75583°N 25.56667°W |
| Length | 3.31 km (2 mi), West-East |
| Width | 2.70 km (2 mi), North-South |
| Area | 4.85 km2 (2 sq mi) |
| - land | 4.43 km2 (2 sq mi) |
| - urban | .42 km2 (0 sq mi) |
| Population | 1,736 (2001) |
| Density | 357.94 / km2 (927 / sq mi) |
| LAU | Freguesia/Junta Freguesia |
| - location | Rua do Tanque, Cabouco, Lagoa |
| - elevation | 171 m (561 ft) |
| - coordinates | 37°45′52″N 25°33′57″W / 37.76444°N 25.56583°W |
| President Junta | César Augusto Medeiros Pacheco (PS) |
| President Assembleia | Helena Margarida Lima Fraga (PS) |
| Timezone | Azores (UTC-1) |
| - summer (DST) | Azores (UTC0) |
| ISO 3166-2 code | PT- |
| Postal Zone | 9560-311 Cabouco |
| Area Code & Prefix | (+351) 292 XXX-XXXX |
| Demonym | Micalense; Lagoense |
| Patron Saint | Nossa Senhora da Misericórdia |
| Parish Address | Rua do Tanque, 1 9560-311 Cabouco |
 The location of the civil parish of Cabouco in the municipality of Lagoa
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| Wikimedia Commons: Cabouco (Lagoa) | |
| Statistics: Instituto Nacional de Estatística[1] | |
| Website: http://jfcabouco.no.sapo.pt/ | |
| Geographic detail from CAOP (2010)[2] produced by Instituto Geográfico Português (IGP) | |
Cabouco is a civil parish in the municipality of Lagoa on the island of São Miguel in the Portuguese Azores. In 2001 there was a resident population of 1736 inhabitants, in an area of approximately is 4.85 square kilometres (1.87 sq mi); there were approximately 358 inhabitants per kilometre square.
History
One of the first references to this area of São Miguel occurred in the 16th century when Captain Manuel Rodrigues Canejo and his wife, Maria de Paiva, constructed a local hermitage to support religious services.[3]
On 22 June 1670, a concession to build a church was granted by Bishop friar Clemente Vieira, during a period when the Cabouco included less then 30 homes.[3]
The construction of the new temple would only begin in 1846, under the direction of Father Cosme de Sousa.[3]
At the time of its elevation to the status of civil parish Cabouco had approximately 1250 inhabitants (with some estimates of about 2900 annually).[4] The growth of this centre was due to its connection and accessibility to the municipality of Lagoa, cheap parcels and creation of the industrial zone, that funnelled most commercial and manufacturing activities to the centre of the island.[4]
References
- ↑ INE, ed. (2010), Censos 2011 - Resultadas Preliminares [2011 Census - Preliminary Results] (in Portuguese), Lisbon, Portugal: Instituto Nacional de Estatística, retrieved 1 January 2012
- ↑ IGP, ed. (2010), Carta Administrativa Oficial de Portugal (in Portuguese), Lisbon, Portugal: Instituto Geográfico Português, retrieved 1 July 2011
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Noé, Paula (2011), SIPA, ed., Igreja Paroquial de Cabouco / Igreja de Nossa Senhora da Misericórdia (IPA.00032457/PT072101050018) (in Portuguese), Lisbon, Portugal: SIPA – Sistema de Informação para o Património Arquitectónico, retrieved 26 November 2012
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Cabouco assinalou 30 anos de elevação a Freguesia" (in Portuguese). Azores Digital. 28 September 2010.