Agualva (Praia da Vitória)
Agualva | |
Civil Parish | |
Official name: Freguesia da Agualva | |
Country | Portugal |
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Autonomous Region | Azores |
Island | Terceira |
Municipality | Praia da Vitória |
Localities | Ladeira de Nossa Senhora, Portela, Outeiro Filipe, Filipe, Outeiros, Cabouco da Trás, São Joões |
River | Ribeira de Agualva |
Center | Agualva |
- elevation | 130 m (427 ft) |
- coordinates | 38°46′27″N 27°10′22″W / 38.77417°N 27.17278°WCoordinates: 38°46′27″N 27°10′22″W / 38.77417°N 27.17278°W |
Highest point | Pico Alto |
- location | Biscoito da Ferraria |
- elevation | 809 m (2,654 ft) |
- coordinates | 38°45′18″N 27°12′40″W / 38.75500°N 27.21111°W |
Lowest point | Sea level |
- location | Atlantic Ocean |
- elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
Area | 38.75 km2 (15 sq mi) |
- water | .00 km2 (0 sq mi) |
- urban | .70 km2 (0 sq mi) |
Population | 1,432 (2011) |
Density | 37 / km2 (96 / sq mi) |
Settlement | fl. 1588 |
- Parish | 29 February 1588 |
LAU | Junta Freguesia |
- location | Rua da Igreja |
- coordinates | 38°46′21″N 27°10′23″W / 38.77250°N 27.17306°W |
President Junta | Noé de Melo Cota (PS) |
Timezone | Azores (UTC-1) |
- summer (DST) | Azores (UTC0) |
Postal Zone | 9760-020 |
Area Code & Prefix | (+351) 292 XXX-XXXX |
Demonym | Agualvense |
Patron Saint | Nossa Senhora da Guadalupe |
Location of the parish seat of Agualva on the island of Terceira
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Wikimedia Commons: Agualva (Praia da Vitória) | |
Website: http://www.jf-agualva.pt | |
Geographic detail from Instituto Geográfico Português (2010) | |
Agualva is a civil parish in the municipality of Praia da Vitória on the island of Terceira in the Azores. The population in 2011 was 1,432,[1] in an area of 38.75 km².[2] The parish lies 186 metres above sea level.