Lajes das Flores

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Lajes das Flores Municipal coat of arms
Subdivisions of Portugal>Location  - Region  - Subregion  - District or A.R.	A.R. of Azores A.R. of Azores A.R. of Azores
Mayor  - List_of_political_parties_in_Portugal>Party	João Lourenço PSD
Area	70.1 km²
Population  - Total  - Density	1,491 21/km²
No. of freguesia>parishes	7
Coordinates	[39º25'N 31º12'W]
Municipal holiday	3rd Monday of July
Website: http://www.cmlflores.raacores.net

Lajes das Flores (pron. IPA ['laʒɨʃ dɐʃ 'floɾɨʃ]) is municipality in western part of the Azores.

The municipality has a population of 1,491 inhabitants and a total area of 70.1 km². It includes the southern portion of the island of Flores and is encircled almost entirely by the Atlantic Ocean except for the north, where it is bordered by Santa Cruz das Flores.

Lajes das Flores has a few schools, a lyceum, a gymnasium, churches and squares (Praças).

Parishes

Here are 7 parishes of Lajes das Flores:

• Fajã Grande
• Fajãzinha
• Fazenda
• Lajedo
• Lajes das Flores
• Lomba
• Mosteiro

The largest parish in area and population is Lajes das Flores. The most populated parish is Fazenda. The smallest parish in population, area and density is Mosteiros.

 

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