Luz (Santa Cruz da Graciosa) explained

Type:parish
Luz
Region:Azores
Island:Graciosa
Municipality:Santa Cruz da Graciosa
Coordinates:39.0217°N -27.9897°W
Established Date:Parish: c.1601
Civil parish: c.1867
Area Total Km2:11.70
Elevation M:88
Population As Of:2011
Population Total:683
Postal Code:9880-154
Area Code:292
Patron:Nossa Senhora de Luz

Luz is a civil parish in the municipality of Santa Cruz da Graciosa on the island of Graciosa in the Portuguese Azores. The population in 2011 was 683,[1] in an area of 11.70 km2.[2] It contains the localities Alto do Sul, Fajã da Folga, Folga, Carapacho, Luz and Pedras Brancas.

Notes and References

  1. http://www.ine.pt/xportal/xmain?xlang=en&xpid=INE&xpgid=ine_indicadores&indOcorrCod=0005889&contexto=pi&selTab=tab0 Instituto Nacional de Estatística
  2. http://epp.eurostat.ec.europa.eu/portal/page/portal/nuts_nomenclature/documents/PT-LAU.xls Eurostat