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Encyclopedia > Vila Franca do Campo
Vila Franca do Campo
Coat of Arms Flag
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Statistics
District: São Miguel
Population: 11,150 2001
Area: 78 km²
Density 142.95/km²
Number of parishes: 6
Mayor: Rui Carvalho e Melo (Presidente da Câmara Municipal)

Vila Franca do Campo (pron. IPA ['vilɐ 'fɾɐ̃kɐ du 'kɐ̃pu]; lit. Free Town of the Countryside) is a town (vila) on the southern part of São Miguel Island in the Azores It has a population of 11,150 (as of 2001). The downtown population is around 5,300. Image File history File links VFC.png Crest of Vila Franca do Campo municipality (Azores, Portugal) Author: Sérgio Horta The author has agreed to usage of his works under the GNU-FDL, as long as he is quoted as the source: Caro Senhor, Manuel Anastácio File links The... Image File history File links Pt-vfc1. ... Local government areas called districts are used, or have been used, in several countries. ... São Miguel on a NASA satellite photo, with North to the top. ... Pronunciation refers to: the way a word or a language is usually spoken; the manner in which someone utters a word. ... IPA may refer to: The International Phonetic Alphabet or India Pale Ale ... For the Slavic nymphs of this name, see Slavic fairies. ... São Miguel on a NASA satellite photo, with North to the top. ... Location Motto of the autonomous region: Antes morrer livres que em paz sujeitos (Portuguese: To die free rather than to be subjugated in peace) Official language Portuguese Capitals Ponta Delgada (Presidency of the autonomous government), Angra do Heroísmo (Supreme Court), Horta (Legislative Assembly) Other towns Praia da Vitória... 2001: A Space Odyssey. ...


Vila Franca do Campo is located east of Ponta Delgada and is linked with a mountainous road connecting Ponta Delgada and Lagoa, Furnas, Povoção and the eastern part of the island to the east and to the north especially north. 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. Furnas is a parish in the district of Povoação in the Azores. ...

  • Location:
    • Latitude: 37 N
    • Longitude: 25 W
  • Altitude: 35 m (118 ft)

The tallest mountain is Pico da Barrosa (947 m). The highest temperatures can reach as high as 23.8°C.


Parishes

The 6 parishes of Lagoa include:

Location of Vila Franca do Campo within the Azores.
Location of Vila Franca do Campo within the Azores.

Água de Alto (Portuguese for high water) is a parish in the district of Vila Franca do Campo in the Azores. ... Ponta Garça is a parish in the district of Vila Franca do Campo in the Azores. ... Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Ribeira das Tainhas is a parish in the district of Ribeira Grande in the Azores. ... Ribeira Seca (Portuguese for dry river) is a parish in the district of Vila Franca do Campo in the Azores. ... São Miguel (Portuguese for Saint Michael) is a parish in the district of Vila Franca do Campo in the Azores. ... São Pedro (Portuguese for Saint Peter) is a parish in the district of Vila Franca do Campo in the Azores. ...

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  • Photos from Vila Franca do Campo





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



There is also Ribeira Grande in Cape Verde, see Ribeira Grande, Cape Verde Ribeira Grande (Portuguese for large river) is a city on the southwest-central part of São Miguel Island in the Azores It has a population of 28,482 (as of 2001). ... 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). ... 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). ...


  Results from FactBites:
 
TurAngra, VIAGENS E TURISMO, LDA. (2648 words)
Lagoa do Fogo, in the center of the island, it occupies the center of an extinct volcano.
Ilhéu de Vila Franca, across from the village of Vila Franca, it is one of the biggest attractions of the coast of S. Miguel.
The most beautiful and thrilling one is the islet of Vila Franca, formed by the crater of a volcano, followed by Mosteiros and Ferraria, with the curiosity of a hot water fountain in the water.
TurAngra, VIAGENS E TURISMO, LDA. (2689 words)
Em Vila Franca Do Campo são de referir a Igreja de São Miguel, a Ermida da Senhora da Paz, a Igreja de São Pedro, a Igreja de Santo André, o Convento de São Francisco.
A Ponta do Escalvado, onde se situa um miradouro, oferece uma panorâmica da costa oeste e uma magnífica paisagem sobre toda a região dos Mosteiros.
A Caldeira Velha, localizada a meia encosta do vulcão da Lagoa do Fogo, reúne uma ribeira de águas tépidas, onde um pequeno lago convida a um banho reparador, e uma caldeira fumegante, debaixo de frondosa mata povoada de fetos arbóreos.
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