São Brás (Praia da Vitória) explained

Type:parish
São Brás
Region:Azores
Island:Terceira
Municipality:Praia da Vitória
Coordinates:38.7633°N -27.1319°W
Established Date:Settlement: fl. 1480
Parish: fl. 1500
Civil parish: 17 February 1951
Area Total Km2:4.68
Elevation M:114
Population As Of:2011
Population Total:1088
Postal Code:9760-664
Area Code:292

São Brás (Portuguese: Saint Blaise) is a landlocked civil parish in the municipality of Praia da Vitória on the Portuguese island of Terceira in the Azores. The population in 2011 was 1,088,[1] in an area of 4.68 km².[2] It contains the localities Baldio, Canada da Quinta, Canada das Covas, Cruz, Fundões, Ladeira do Cardosa, Lourais, Quatro Canadas and São Brás.

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