São Bento (Angra do Heroísmo)

São Bento
Civil Parish
Official name: Freguesia de São Bento
Name origin: Portuguese for Saint Benedict
Country  Portugal
Autonomous Region  Azores
Island Terceira
Municipality Angra do Heroísmo
Localities Caboucos, Canada da Fontinha, Canada do Vale, Carreirinha, Escopins, São Luís, Vale de Linhares
Center São Bento
 - elevation 65 m (213 ft)
 - coordinates 38°39′35″N 27°12′23″W / 38.65972°N 27.20639°WCoordinates: 38°39′35″N 27°12′23″W / 38.65972°N 27.20639°W
Highest point Terrerinhos
 - location Serra do Morião
 - elevation 621 m (2,037 ft)
 - coordinates 38°41′48″N 27°11′54″W / 38.69667°N 27.19833°W
Lowest point Sea Level
 - location Atlantic Ocean
Area 10.34 km2 (4 sq mi)
 - urban 1.03 km2 (0 sq mi)
Population 2,000 (2011)
Settlement fl. 1500
 - Parish c. 1572
LAU Junta Freguesia
 - location Rua do Arco
 - coordinates 38°40′10″N 27°12′20″W / 38.66944°N 27.20556°W
President Junta Luís Salvador
Timezone Azores (UTC-1)
 - summer (DST) Azores (UTC0)
Postal Zone 9700-213
Area Code & Prefix (+351) 292 XXX-XXXX
Patron Saint São Bento
Wikimedia Commons: São Bento (Angra do Heroísmo)
Website: http://www.jfsaobento.com/
Geographic detail from Instituto Geográfico Português (2010)

São Bento is a parish in the municipality of Angra do Heroísmo on the island of Terceira in the Azores. The population in 2011 was 2,000,[1] in an area of 10.34 km².[2] The parish lies at an elevation of 65 metres above sea level.

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