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Encyclopedia > Lagoa, Azores
Statistics
Population: 14,126 (2001)
Area: 45.57 km²
Density: 209.98/km²
Parishes: 5
Website: www.cmlagoa.com

Lagoa (Portuguese for lagoon) is a city on the southwest-central part of São Miguel Island in the Azores It has a population of 14,126 (as of 2001). 2001 is a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ... See lagoon (disambiguation) for other possible meanings. ... São Miguel on a NASA satellite photo, with North to the top. ... Flag of Azores Shaded relief map of the Azores from 1975 The Azores (Portuguese: Açores) are an archipelago of Portuguese islands in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean, about 1,500 km from Lisbon and about 3,900 km from the east coast of North America. ... 2001 is a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ...


Lagoa is located east of Ponta Delgada and is linked with a road connecting Ponta Delgada, the western part of the island and Fumas, Povoação and the eastern part of the island to the east and to the north especially areas that are away from the Atlantic Ocean. The mountains are to the east. Most of the mountains are covered with forests and are grassy in both lower and higher elevations. The rest of the land are made up of agricultural lands and some forests. Povoação (Portuguese for of the fields) is a city on the southern part of São Miguel Island in the Azores It has a population of 6,726 (as of 2001). ...


Lagoa has schools, a lyceum, a gymnasia, banks, a post office, a small port and squares.


The 5 parishes of Lagoa include:

External links

  • http://www.cmlagoa.com - Website von Lagoa (in Portuguese)
  • http://www.azoren-online.com/saomiguel/tipps/sehenswuerdigkeiten/lagoa/index.shtml (in German)




North: Ribeira Grande
West: Ponta Delgada
Lagoa East: Vila Franca do Campo
South: Atlantic Ocean

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El archipiélago de las Azores es una región autónoma de Portugal formada por nueve islas de origen volcánico que se sitúan en el Océano Atlántico, a unos 1.600 Km.
La isla más sureña de las Azores y cercana a Europa es considerada por los geólogos la más antigua del archipiélago y la única que no fue originada por antiguas erupciones volcánicas.
Situadas en medio del Atlántico, las Azores son una combinación de naturaleza exuberante y volcanes extinguidos.
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