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Santa Cruz da Graciosa
Municipality in Azores, Portugal / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
For the civil parish, see Santa Cruz da Graciosa (parish).
Santa Cruz da Graciosa (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈsɐ̃tɐ ˈkɾuʒ ðɐ ɣɾɐsiˈɔzɐ] ⓘ) is a Portuguese municipality on the volcanic island of Graciosa,[1] in the archipelago of the Azores. The population in 2011 was 4,391,[2] in an area of 60.66 km2.[3] It includes four local parishes and one municipal government structure, which administers the entire island.
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Santa Cruz da Graciosa | |
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![]() The municipal seat of Santa Cruz da Graciosa, as seen from off the northeast coast of the island of Graciosa | |
![]() Location of the municipality of Santa Cruz da Graciosa in the archipelago of the Azores | |
Coordinates: 39°3′17″N 28°0′51″W | |
Country | ![]() |
Auton. region | Azores |
Island | Graciosa |
Established | Settlement: c.1475 Municipality: c.1832 |
Parishes | 4 |
Government | |
• President | António Reis |
Area | |
• Total | 60.66 km2 (23.42 sq mi) |
Elevation | 140 m (460 ft) |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 4,391 |
• Density | 72/km2 (190/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC−01:00 (AZOT) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC±00:00 (AZOST) |
Postal code | 9880-352 |
Area code | 292 |
Local holiday | 2nd Monday in August |
Website | http://cm-graciosa.azoresdigital.pt/ |
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