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
Coat of arms
Official name: Freguesia de São Miguel
Name origin: Portuguese for Saint Michael
Country	Portugal
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°W / 37.71750; -25.43417Coordinates: 37°43′3″N 25°26′3″W / 37.71750°N 25.43417°W / 37.71750; -25.43417
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 / 37.78111; -25.43417
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 / 37.71444; -25.43611
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.

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