Porto Judeu

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Coordinates: 38°38′59″N 27°7′0″W / 38.64972°N 27.11667°W / 38.64972; -27.11667
Porto Judeu
Civil Parish (Freguesia)
Official name: Freguesia do Porto Judeu
Name origin: porto judeu Portuguese compound word for Jewish Port
Country  Portugal
Autonomous Region  Azores
Group Central
Island Terceira
Municipality Angra do Heroísmo
Localities Banda da Canada, Cruz, Cruz do Canário, Porto Judeu de Baixo, Porto Judeu de Cima, Refugo, Ribeira do Testo
Center Porto Judeu
 - elevation 33 m (108 ft)
 - coordinates 38°38′59″N 27°7′0″W / 38.64972°N 27.11667°W / 38.64972; -27.11667
Highest point Terra Brava
 - elevation 690.54 m (2,266 ft)
 - coordinates 38°43′32″N 27°12′26″W / 38.72556°N 27.20722°W / 38.72556; -27.20722
Lowest point Sea Level
 - location Atlantic Ocean
Length 13.90 km (9 mi), Northwest-Southeast
Width 3.33 km (2 mi), Southwest-Northeast
Area 30.27 km2 (12 sq mi)
 - land 29.08 km2 (11 sq mi)
 - urban 1.19 km2 (0 sq mi)
Population 2,425 (2001)
Density 80.11 / km2 (207 / sq mi)
Settlement fl.1450
 - Parish c. 1470
 - Vila/Town 12 Fevereiro 1502
LAU Freguesia/Junta Freguesia
 - location Caminho da Esperança, Porto Judeu, Angra do Heroísmo
 - elevation 16 m (52 ft)
 - coordinates 38°38′50″N 27°7′17″W / 38.64722°N 27.12139°W / 38.64722; -27.12139
President Junta João Carlos Castro Tavares (PS)
President Assembleia PS (PS)
Timezone Azores (UTC-1)
 - summer (DST) Azores (UTC0)
ISO 3166-2 code PT-
Postal Zone 9700-368 Porto Judeu
Area Code & Prefix (+351) 292 XXX-XXXX
Demonym Terceirense
Patron Saint Santo António
Parish Address Caminho da Esperança, 142
9700-368 Porto Judeu
Wikimedia Commons: Porto Judeu (Angra do Heroísmo)
Website: http://www.portojudeu.pt/
Statistics from INE (2001); geographic detail from Instituto Geográfico Português (2010)

Porto Judeu, which means "Jewish Port" in Portuguese, is a parish in the municipality of Angra do Heroísmo on the island of Terceira in the Azores. The population in 2001 was 2425, its population density was 80.11/km², and the land area is 30.27 km².

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