São Pedro (Vila Franca do Campo)
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
| São Pedro | |
| Civil Parish (Freguesia) | |
 The historical convent of Saint Francis of Assisi, centrally located within the urbanized area of São Pedro | |
| Official name: Freguesia de São pedro | |
| Name origin: Portuguese for Saint Peter | |
| Country |  Portugal |
|---|---|
| Autonomous Region |  Azores |
| Group | Central |
| Island | São Miguel |
| Municipality | Vila Franca do Campo |
| Center | São Pedro |
| - elevation | 35 m (115 ft) |
| - coordinates | 37°42′57″N 25°26′38″W / 37.71583°N 25.44389°W |
| Highest point | Miradouro |
| - location | Pico da Cruz, São Pedro, Vila Franca do Campo |
| - elevation | 612.98 m (2,011 ft) |
| - coordinates | 37°44′42″N 25°26′25″W / 37.74500°N 25.44028°W |
| Lowest point | Sea Level |
| - location | Atlantic Ocean |
| Length | 1.06 km (1 mi), West-East |
| Width | 3.84 km (2 mi), North-South |
| Area | 2.47 km2 (1 sq mi) |
| - land | 2.13 km2 (1 sq mi) |
| - urban | .34 km2 (0 sq mi) |
| Population | 1,120 (2001) |
| Density | 453.44 / km2 (1,174 / sq mi) |
| LAU | Freguesia/Junta Freguesia |
| - location | Rua Nossa Senhora Natividade, São Pedro, Vila Franca do Campo |
| - elevation | 23 m (75 ft) |
| - coordinates | 37°42′53″N 25°26′22″W / 37.71472°N 25.43944°W |
| President Junta | Conceição Jesus Pinheiro Botelho Quental |
| President Assembleia | Fernando José Branco Raposo de Amaral |
| Timezone | Azores (UTC-1) |
| - summer (DST) | Azores (UTC0) |
| ISO 3166-2 code | PT- |
| Postal Zone | 9680-127 São Pedro |
| Area Code & Prefix | (+351) 292 XXX-XXXX |
| Demonym | Micalense |
| Patron Saint | São Pedro |
| Parish Address | Rua Nossa Senhora Natividade 9680-127 São Pedro |
| Wikimedia Commons: São Pedro (Vila Franca do Campo) | |
| Website: http://www.jfsaopedro.net/ | |
| Statistics from INE (2001); geographic detail from Instituto Geográfico Português (2010) | |
São Pedro (Portuguese for Saint Peter) is a parish in the district of Vila Franca do Campo in the Azores. The population in 2001 is 1120, its density is 453/km² and the area is 2.47 km². It is located east of Ponta Delgada and Lagoa, south of Ribeira Grande and west of Furnas and Povoação.
Geography
São Pedro has a school, a concert hall, and a small square. Most of the land is pastures and mixed farming. Agriculture is the main economic activity in São Pedro. It is the smallest in area but the most populated parish in Vila Franca do Campo.
The village is the home of Azores' only water park.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike; additional terms may apply for the media files.