Porto Judeu

Porto Judeu
Civil Parish
Chapel of Holy Spirit
Official name: Freguesia do Porto Judeu
Name origin: Portuguese for Jewish Port
Country	Portugal
Autonomous Region	Azores
Island	Terceira
Municipality	Angra do Heroísmo
Localities	Banda da Canada, Cruz, Cruz do Canário, Porto Judeu de Baixo, Porto Judeu de Cima, Refugo, Ribeira do Testo
Center	Porto Judeu
- elevation	33 m (108 ft)
- coordinates	38°38′59″N 27°7′0″W / 38.64972°N 27.11667°W / 38.64972; -27.11667Coordinates: 38°38′59″N 27°7′0″W / 38.64972°N 27.11667°W / 38.64972; -27.11667
Highest point	Terra Brava
- elevation	691 m (2,267 ft)
- coordinates	38°43′32″N 27°12′26″W / 38.72556°N 27.20722°W / 38.72556; -27.20722
Lowest point	Sea Level
- location	Atlantic Ocean
Area	30.27 km2 (12 sq mi)
- urban	1.19 km2 (0 sq mi)
Population	2,501 (2011)
Density	83/km2 (215/sq mi)
Settlement	fl.1450
- Parish	c. 1470
- Vila/Town	12 Fevereiro 1502
LAU	Junta Freguesia
- location	Caminho da Esperança
- coordinates	38°38′50″N 27°7′17″W / 38.64722°N 27.12139°W / 38.64722; -27.12139
President Junta	João Carlos Castro Tavares (PS)
President Assembleia	PS (PS)
Timezone	Azores (UTC-1)
- summer (DST)	Azores (UTC0)
Postal Zone	9700-368
Area Code & Prefix	(+351) 292 XXX-XXXX
Patron Saint	Santo António
Wikimedia Commons: Porto Judeu (Angra do Heroísmo)
Website: http://www.portojudeu.pt/
Statistics from INE (2001); geographic detail from Instituto Geográfico Português (2010)

Porto Judeu is a freguesia ("civil parish") in the municipality of Angra do Heroísmo on the island of Terceira in the Azores. The population in 2011 was 2,501,^[1] in an area of 30.27 km².^[2]

In Portuguese, Porto Judeu means "Jewish Port". In the past other common names were Porto Judeu de Santo António ("Jewish Port of Saint Anthony") and Porto do Judeu ("Port of the Jew").

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