São Miguel (Vila Franca do Campo) explained

Type:parish
São Miguel
Region:Azores
Island:São Miguel
Municipality:Vila Franca do Campo
Coordinates:37.7175°N -25.4342°W
Established Date:Settlement: fl. 1500
Area Total Km2:12.60
Elevation M:30
Population As Of:2011
Population Total:2659
Postal Code:9680-174
Area Code:292
Patron:São Miguel Arcanjo

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.

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