São Brás (Ribeira Grande)

São Brás
Civil Parish
Coat of arms
Official name: Freguesia de São Brás
Name origin: Portuguese for Saint Blaise
Country  Portugal
Autonomous Region  Azores
Island São Miguel
Municipality Ribeira Grande
Localities Gorreana de Cima, São Brás
Center São Brás
 - elevation 164 m (538 ft)
 - coordinates 37°49′6″N 25°24′45″W / 37.81833°N 25.41250°WCoordinates: 37°49′6″N 25°24′45″W / 37.81833°N 25.41250°W
Highest point Forneira
 - elevation 834 m (2,736 ft)
 - coordinates 37°47′7″N 25°25′17″W / 37.78528°N 25.42139°W
Lowest point Sea Level
 - location Atlantic Ocean
Area 8.08 km2 (3 sq mi)
 - urban .26 km2 (0 sq mi)
Population 650 (2011)
Density 80 / km2 (207 / sq mi)
LAU Junta Freguesia
 - location Travessa do Areeiro
President Junta Rui Emanuel Pacheco Aguiar
President Assembleia Fernando Rodrigues
Timezone Azores (UTC-1)
 - summer (DST) Azores (UTC0)
Postal Zone 9625-510
Area Code & Prefix (+351) 292 XXX-XXXX
Patron Saint São Brás
Wikimedia Commons: São Brás (Ribeira Grande)
Geographic detail from Instituto Geográfico Português (2010)

São Brás (Portuguese for Saint Blaise) is a parish in the district of Ribeira Grande in the Azores. The population in 2011 was 650,[1] in an area of 8.08 km².[2]

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