Santo Antão (Calheta)
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| Santo Antão | ||
| Civil Parish (Freguesia) | ||
 Southern coast of the civil parish of Santo Antão, showing the Fajã de São João | ||
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| Official name: Freguesia de São Antão | ||
| Name origin: Portuguese for Saint Anton | ||
| Country |  Portugal | |
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| Autonomous Region |  Azores | |
| Group | Central | |
| Island | São Jorge | |
| Municipality | Calheta | |
| Localities | Fajã de São João, São Tomé, Canada de São Tomé, Tronqueiras, Lameiro, Cruzal, Caminho de Cima, Caminho Chão, Caminho de Pedra, Santo Antão, Santa Rosa | |
| Center | Lameiro | |
| - elevation | 297 m (974 ft) | |
| - coordinates | 38°32′37″N 27°49′8″W / 38.54361°N 27.81889°W | |
| Highest point | Pico dos Fachos | |
| - location | Pedras Brancas, Santo Antão, Calheta | |
| - elevation | 849.47 m (2,787 ft) | |
| - coordinates | 38°34′33″N 27°52′7″W / 38.57583°N 27.86861°W | |
| Lowest point | Sea level | |
| - location | Atlantic Ocean | |
| - elevation | 0 m (0 ft) | |
| Length | 9.93 km (6 mi), Northwest-Southeast | |
| Width | 4.97 km (3 mi), Southwest-Northeast | |
| Area | 32.34 km2 (12 sq mi) | |
| - land | 31.39 km2 (12 sq mi) | |
| - urban | .95 km2 (0 sq mi) | |
| Population | 921 (2001) | |
| Density | 28.48 / km2 (74 / sq mi) | |
| Settlement | 6 June 1889 | |
| LAU | Freguesia/Junta Freguesia | |
| - location | Largo Santo Antão, Santo Antão, Calheta | |
| - elevation | 283 m (928 ft) | |
| - coordinates | 38°32′40″N 27°47′43″W / 38.54444°N 27.79528°W | |
| President Junta | António Aguiar | |
| President Assembleia | Mónica Lisandra Medeiros Brasil | |
| Timezone | Azores (UTC-1) | |
| - summer (DST) | Azores (UTC0) | |
| ISO 3166-2 code | PT- | |
| Postal Zone | 9875-067 Santo Antão | |
| Area Code & Prefix | (+351) 292 XXX-XXXX | |
| Demonym | Jorgense | |
| Patron Saint | Santo Antão | |
| Parish Address | Largo Santo Antão 9875-067 Santo Antão | |
| Wikimedia Commons: Santo Antão(Calheta) | ||
| Website: http://jf-santoantao.com/ | ||
| Statistics from INE (2001); geographic detail from Instituto Geográfico Português (2010) | ||
Santo Antão is a civil parish in the eastern half of the municipality of Calheta, that extends from northern to southern coast of the island of São Jorge in the Azores. The population in 2001 was 921, its density is 28.48/km2 and the area is 32.34 km2.
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