Nossa Senhora da Conceição

Nossa Senhora da Conceição
Civil Parish
Nestled within the urban area, the parish the Church of Our Lady of Conception from which the parish received its name
Official name: Freguesia da Nossa Senhora da Conceiçao
Name origin: Portuguese for Our Lady of Conception
Country  Portugal
Autonomous Region  Azores
Island Terceira
Municipality Angra do Heroísmo
Center Nossa Senhora da Conceição
 - elevation 40 m (131 ft)
 - coordinates 38°39′20″N 27°12′50″W / 38.65556°N 27.21389°W / 38.65556; -27.21389Coordinates: 38°39′20″N 27°12′50″W / 38.65556°N 27.21389°W / 38.65556; -27.21389
Highest point Pico do Fonte
 - elevation 463 m (1,519 ft)
 - coordinates 38°41′32″N 27°12′34″W / 38.69222°N 27.20944°W / 38.69222; -27.20944
Lowest point Sea Level
 - location Atlantic Ocean
Area 2.44 km2 (1 sq mi)
 - water .00 km2 (0 sq mi)
 - urban 1.26 km2 (0 sq mi)
Population 3,717 (2011)
Density 1,523 / km2 (3,945 / sq mi)
Settlement f. 1460
 - Parish c. 1553
LAU Junta Freguesia
 - location Rua Ciprião de Figueiredo, Bairro do Corpo Santo
President Junta José Gabriel Pimentel da Silva
President Assembleia Basílio Orbelo Coutinho de Ávila
Timezone Azores (UTC-1)
 - summer (DST) Azores (UTC0)
Postal Zone 9700- 053
Area Code & Prefix (+351) 292 XXX-XXXX
Patron Saint Nossa Senhora da Conceição
Wikimedia Commons: Nossa Senhora da Conceição (Angra do Heroísmo)
Website: http://www.jfconceicao.net/
Geographic detail from Instituto Geográfico Português (2010)

Nossa Senhora da Conceição is a parish in the municipality of Angra do Heroísmo on the island of Terceira in the Azores. The population in 2011 was 3,717,[1] in an area of 2.44 km².[2]

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