Fonte do Bastardo

Fonte do Bastardo
Civil Parish
Twilight in the village of Fonte do Bastardo, with the parochial church
Official name: Freguesia de Fonte do Bastardo
Name origin: Portuguese for fountain of the bastard
Country  Portugal
Autonomous Region  Azores
Island Terceira
Municipality Praia da Vitória
Localities Canada dos Picos, Fonte do Bastardo, Lajedo, Nogueira, Recanto, Regêlo, Ribeira Seca de Baixo, Ribeira Seca de Cima, São José
Center Fonte do Bastardo
 - elevation 128 m (420 ft)
 - coordinates 38°41′33″N 27°4′56″W / 38.69250°N 27.08222°W / 38.69250; -27.08222Coordinates: 38°41′33″N 27°4′56″W / 38.69250°N 27.08222°W / 38.69250; -27.08222
Highest point Serreta
 - location Cerra do Cume
 - elevation 467 m (1,532 ft)
 - coordinates 38°41′39″N 27°6′15″W / 38.69417°N 27.10417°W / 38.69417; -27.10417
Lowest point
 - location Canada dos Picos
 - elevation 51 m (167 ft)
 - coordinates 38°42′12″N 27°4′6″W / 38.70333°N 27.06833°W / 38.70333; -27.06833
Area 8.85 km2 (3 sq mi)
 - water .00 km2 (0 sq mi)
 - urban .93 km2 (0 sq mi)
Population 1,278 (2011)
Density 144 / km2 (373 / sq mi)
LAU Junta Freguesia
 - location Estrada Regional
President Junta Martinho Fernando de Andrade Diniz (PS)
Timezone Azores (UTC-1)
 - summer (DST) Azores (UTC0)
Postal Zone 9760-180
Area Code & Prefix (+351) 292 XXX-XXXX
Patron Saint Santa Bárbara
Location of the parish seat of Fonte do Bastardo on the island of Terceira
Wikimedia Commons: Fonte do Bastardo (Praia da Vitória)
Website: http://www.freguesiafontebastardo.com/
Geographic detail from Instituto Geográfico Português (2010)

Fonte do Bastardo is a parish in the municipality of Praia da Vitória on the island of Terceira in the Portuguese Azores. The population in 2011 was 1,278,[1] in an area of 8.85 km².[2]

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