São Miguel (Vila Franca do Campo)
| São Miguel | ||
| Civil Parish | ||
 The central marina and port, as well as the concentrated urban zone of São Miguel that makeup the core of the town of Vila Franca do Campo | ||
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| Official name: Freguesia de São Miguel | ||
| Name origin: Portuguese for Saint Michael | ||
| Country |  Portugal | |
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| Autonomous Region |  Azores | |
| Island | São Miguel | |
| Municipality | Vila Franca do Campo | |
| Center | São Miguel | |
| - elevation | 30 m (98 ft) | |
| - coordinates | 37°43′3″N 25°26′3″W / 37.71750°N 25.43417°WCoordinates: 37°43′3″N 25°26′3″W / 37.71750°N 25.43417°W | |
| Highest point | Monte Escuro | |
| - elevation | 889 m (2,917 ft) | |
| - coordinates | 37°46′52″N 25°26′3″W / 37.78111°N 25.43417°W | |
| Lowest point | Sea Level | |
| - location | Atlantic Ocean | |
| Area | 12.60 km2 (5 sq mi) | |
| - water | 1.5 km2 (1 sq mi) | |
| - urban | .5 km2 (0 sq mi) | |
| Population | 2,659 (2011) | |
| Density | 211 / km2 (546 / sq mi) | |
| Settlement | fl. 1500 | |
| LAU | Junta Freguesia | |
| - location | Rua Prior Jorge Furtado da Ponte | |
| - elevation | 19 m (62 ft) | |
| - coordinates | 37°42′52″N 25°26′10″W / 37.71444°N 25.43611°W | |
| President Junta | António José dos Santos da Ponte | |
| President Assembleia | Alexandre Custódio Batista da Câmara de Amaral | |
| Timezone | Azores (UTC-1) | |
| - summer (DST) | Azores (UTC0) | |
| Postal Zone | 9680-174 | |
| Area Code & Prefix | (+351) 292 XXX-XXXX | |
| Patron Saint | São Miguel Arcanjo | |
| Wikimedia Commons: São Miguel (Vila Franca do Campo) | ||
| Website: http://www.jfsaomiguel.com | ||
| Statistics from INE (2001); geographic detail from Instituto Geográfico Português (2010) | ||
São Miguel (Portuguese for Saint Michael) is a parish in the municipality of Vila Franca do Campo in the Azores. The population in 2011 was 2,659,[1] in an area of 12.60 km².[2]
History
On July 2002, the settlement of Ribeira Seca split from São Miguel and became an independent parish.
References
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