Biscoitos

Biscoitos
Civil Parish
Partial vista of the residential homes of Biscoitos along the coast
Coat of arms
Official name: Freguesia de Biscoitos
Country	Portugal
Autonomous Region	Azores
Island	Terceira
Municipality	Praia da Vitória
Localities	Baiões, Biscoitos, Biscoito Bravo, Canadinhas, Canada da Salga, Canada do Caldeiro, Canada do Porto, São Pedro
Center	Biscoitos
- elevation	71 m (233 ft)
- coordinates	38°47′32″N 27°15′32″W / 38.79222°N 27.25889°W / 38.79222; -27.25889Coordinates: 38°47′32″N 27°15′32″W / 38.79222°N 27.25889°W / 38.79222; -27.25889
Highest point	Juncal
- elevation	704 m (2,310 ft)
- coordinates	38°45′7″N 27°14′22″W / 38.75194°N 27.23944°W / 38.75194; -27.23944
Lowest point	Sea level
- location	Atlantic Ocean
- elevation	0 m (0 ft)
Area	27.05 km2 (10 sq mi)
- water	.01 km2 (0 sq mi)
- urban	1.34 km2 (1 sq mi)
Population	1,424 (2011)
Density	53 / km2 (137 / sq mi)
LAU	Junta Freguesia
- location	Largo Francisco M Brum
President Junta	Carlos Cardoso
Timezone	Azores (UTC-1)
- summer (DST)	Azores (UTC0)
Postal Zone	9760-051
Area Code & Prefix	(+351) 292 XXX XXX
Demonym	Biscoitense
Patron Saint	São Pedro
Location of the parish seat of Biscoitos on the island of Terceira
Wikimedia Commons: Biscoitos (Praia da Vitória)
Geographic detail from Instituto Geográfico Português (2010)

Biscoitos is a civil parish in the municipality of Praia da Vitória, on the island of Terceira in the Portuguese Azores. The population in 2011 was 1,424,^[1] in an area of 27.05 km².^[2] The village has a wine museum called the Museu do Vinho dos Biscoitos that was established in 1990.

References

External links

• Biscoitos Blog