Vila de São Sebastião
Civil parish in Azores, Portugal / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Vila de São Sebastião, commonly shortened to São Sebastião (Portuguese for Saint Sebastian), is a civil parish in the municipality of Angra do Heroísmo, on the island of Terceira in the Portuguese archipelago of the Azores. The population in 2011 was 2,096,[1] in an area of 23.93 square kilometres (9.24 sq mi).[2] It is in the southeastern part of the island of Terceira. It contains the localities Arrabalde, Boavista, Cavalas, Canada da Salga, Contendas, Cruz, Maria Vieira, Ribeira Seca de Cima, Ribeira Seca de Baixo, Salgueiros and Vila de São Sebastião.
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Vila de São Sebastião | |
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The Achada Plain, the remnants of the Guilherme Moniz crater within the parish of São Sebastião | |
Coordinates: 38°39′56″N 27°5′28″W | |
Country | ![]() |
Auton. region | Azores |
Island | Terceira |
Municipality | Angra do Heroísmo |
Established | Settlement: fl. 1500 Town: 23 March 1503 Civil parish: 24 October 1855 |
Area | |
• Total | 23.93 km2 (9.24 sq mi) |
Elevation | 149 m (489 ft) |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 2,096 |
• Density | 88/km2 (230/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC−01:00 (AZOT) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC±00:00 (AZOST) |
Postal code | 9700-613 |
Area code | 295 |
Patron | São Sebastião |
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