Santa Cruz das Flores

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Santa Cruz 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	Manuel Pereira PS
Area	70.9 km²
Population  - Total  - Density	2,500 35/km²
No. of freguesia>parishes	4
Coordinates	[39º26'N 31º08'W]
Municipal holiday	Saint John June 24
Website: http://www.virtualazores.pt

Santa Cruz das Flores (pron. IPA ['sɐ̃tɐ kɾuʃ dɐʃ 'floɾɨʃ]) is a municipality in Portugal, located in the Flores Island, in the western part of the autonomous region of Azores with a total area of 70.9 km² and a total population of 2,500 inhabitants.

The municipality is composed of 4 parishes.

The present mayor is Manuel Alberto da Silva Pereira, elected by the Socialist Party.

The municipal holiday is June 24.

Settlements and geographic areas

The population is 2,493(2001) and the area is 72.11 km². The municipality is in the Northern portion of the island of Flores. It is surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean on all sides except South, where is borders Lajes das Flores to the south; Corvo is visible from the North coast.

Santa Cruz has a few schools, a lyceum, a gymnasium, churches and squares (Praças).

The village was founded in 1548.

Parishes

There are 4 parishes (freguesias) in the municipality:

• Caveira
• Cedros
• Ponta Delgada
• Santa Cruz das Flores

External links

• [Street map from Mapquest] or [Google]
• [Aerial photograph from Microsoft Terraserver]

 

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