São Pedro (Vila Franca do Campo) explained

Type:parish
São Pedro
Region:Azores
Island:São Miguel
Municipality:Vila Franca do Campo
Coordinates:37.7158°N -25.4439°W
Area Total Km2:2.48
Elevation M:35
Population As Of:2011
Population Total:1426
Postal Code:9680-127
Area Code:292
Patron:São Pedro

São Pedro (Portuguese for Saint Peter) is a parish in the municipality of Vila Franca do Campo in the Azores. The population in 2011 was 1,426,[1] in an area of 2.48 km².[2] It is located east of Ponta Delgada and Lagoa, south of Ribeira Grande and west of Furnas and Povoação. It is the smallest parish in area but the most densely populated in Vila Franca do Campo.

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