Lomba da Fazenda

Lomba da Fazenda
Civil Parish
Vista of the center of Lomba da Fazenda, showing the central community and church.
Official name: Freguesia da Lomba da Fazenda
Name origin: Portuguese for Hill Farm
Country  Portugal
Autonomous Region  Azores
Island São Miguel
Municipality Nordeste
Localities Lomba da Cruz, Conceição (Ribeira Grande), Arraiado, Barreiros e Canada Francisco Duarte, Leira, R. Dr. Man. João da Silveira e Canada do Cristiano, Vale, Outeiro, Almas (São Miguel Island), Termo
Landmark Tower of the Church
River Ribeira do Guilherme (Watermills stream)
Center Lomba da Fazenda
 - elevation 187 m (614 ft)
 - coordinates 37°50′59″N 25°10′11″W / 37.84972°N 25.16972°W / 37.84972; -25.16972Coordinates: 37°50′59″N 25°10′11″W / 37.84972°N 25.16972°W / 37.84972; -25.16972
Highest point Pico da Vara (Shared with several other Parishes)
 - elevation 1,068 m (3,504 ft)
 - coordinates 37°49′32″N 25°12′48″W / 37.82556°N 25.21333°W / 37.82556; -25.21333
Area 14.77 km2 (6 sq mi)
 - urban .75 km2 (0 sq mi)
Population 844 (2011)
Density 57/km2 (148/sq mi)
LAU Junta Freguesia
 - location Conceição (Ribeira Grande)
President Junta António Miguel Borges Soares (Until 10/2017)
Timezone Azores (UTC-1)
 - summer (DST) Azores (UTC0)
Postal Zone 9630-111
Area Code & Prefix (+351) 292 XXX-XXXX
Patron Saint Imaculada Conceição
Wikimedia Commons: Lomba da Fazenda (Ponta Delgada)
Statistics from INE (2001); geographic detail from Instituto Geográfico Português (2010)

Lomba da Fazenda is a parish in the municipality of Nordeste in the Azores. The population in 2011 was 844,[1] in an area of 14.77 km².[2]

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Bibliography

Atlântico Nordeste. Migrações.

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