Fajã de Baixo

Fajã de Baixo
Civil Parish
Official name: Freguesia da Fajã de Baixo
Name origin: Portuguese for lower debris field
Country  Portugal
Autonomous Region  Azores
Island São Miguel
Municipality Ponta Delgada
Center Monte
 - elevation 68 m (223 ft)
 - coordinates 37°45′44″N 25°38′32″W / 37.76222°N 25.64222°W / 37.76222; -25.64222Coordinates: 37°45′44″N 25°38′32″W / 37.76222°N 25.64222°W / 37.76222; -25.64222
Highest point Charco da Ferreira
 - elevation 187 m (614 ft)
 - coordinates 37°46′41″N 25°37′51″W / 37.77806°N 25.63083°W / 37.77806; -25.63083
Lowest point Belém
 - elevation 37 m (121 ft)
 - coordinates 37°45′16″N 25°38′42″W / 37.75444°N 25.64500°W / 37.75444; -25.64500
Area 4.06 km2 (2 sq mi)
 - urban 1.4 km2 (1 sq mi)
Population 5,050 (2011)
Density 1,244 / km2 (3,222 / sq mi)
LAU Junta Freguesia
 - location Largo da Igreja
President Junta João Carlos Carreiro
Timezone Azores (UTC-1)
 - summer (DST) Azores (UTC0)
Postal Zone 9500-451
Area Code & Prefix (+351) 292 XXX-XXXX
Patron Saint Nossa Senhora dos Anjos
Location of the civil parish of Fajã de Baixo in the municipality of Ponta Delgada
Wikimedia Commons: Fajã de Baixo (Ponta Delgada)
Statistics: Instituto Nacional de Estatística[1]
Geographic detail from CAOP (2010)[2] produced by Instituto Geográfico Português (IGP)

Fajã de Baixo is a civil parish in the municipality of Ponta Delgada in the Portuguese archipelago of the Azores. The population in 2011 was 5,050,[3] in an area of 4.06 km².[4] Faja de Baixo is located in the western part of the island of São Miguel, northeast of central Ponta Delgada.

History

The first Church of Fajã was erected in 1532, to support the small community that began to settle in the region.[5] But, this small church was unable to support the growing congregation and was ordered demolished a few years later.[5]

Sometime in 1699, the Hermitage of Lorêto was completed, and served as a primary temple for the community.[5] The main parochial church, dedicated to Our Lady of Angels (Portuguese: Igreja de Nossa Senhora dos Anjos) was eventually constructed in 1791.[5] Meanwhile, the region was a destination of annual pilgrimages, with stops at the smaller temples at the Hermitage of Senhora da Boa Nova and Hermitage of Santa Rita (erected in 1765).[5]

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Notes

  1. INE, ed. (2010), Censos 2011 - Resultadas Preliminares [2011 Census - Preliminary Results] (in Portuguese), Lisbon, Portugal: Instituto Nacional de Estatística, retrieved 1 January 2012
  2. IGP, ed. (2010), Carta Administrativa Oficial de Portugal (in Portuguese), Lisbon, Portugal: Instituto Geográfico Português, retrieved 1 July 2011
  3. Instituto Nacional de Estatística
  4. Eurostat
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 DRAC (2010), p.18

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