Nossa Senhora dos Remédios (Povoação)

Nossa Senhora dos Remédios
Civil Parish
Coat of arms
Official name: Freguesia da Nossa Senhora dos Remédios
Name origin: Portuguese for Our Lady of Remedies
Country  Portugal
Autonomous Region  Azores
Island São Miguel
Municipality Povação
Center Nossa Senhora dos Remédios
 - elevation 227 m (745 ft)
 - coordinates 37°46′21″N 25°13′23″W / 37.77250°N 25.22306°W / 37.77250; -25.22306Coordinates: 37°46′21″N 25°13′23″W / 37.77250°N 25.22306°W / 37.77250; -25.22306
Highest point Pico da Vara
 - location Planalto dos Graminhais
 - elevation 1,019 m (3,343 ft)
 - coordinates 37°48′32″N 25°12′48″W / 37.80889°N 25.21333°W / 37.80889; -25.21333
Lowest point Ribeira do Purgai
 - elevation 64 m (210 ft)
 - coordinates 37°45′6″N 25°14′26″W / 37.75167°N 25.24056°W / 37.75167; -25.24056
Area 12.78 km2 (5 sq mi)
 - urban .34 km2 (0 sq mi)
Population 1,112 (2011)
Density 87 / km2 (225 / sq mi)
LAU Junta Freguesia
 - location Largo Dr. Carlos Paiva
Timezone Azores (UTC-1)
 - summer (DST) Azores (UTC0)
Postal Zone 9650-248
Area Code & Prefix (+351) 292 XXX-XXXX
Patron Saint Nossa Senhora dos Remédios
Location of the civil parish seat of Nossa Senhora dos Remédios in the municipality of Povoação
Wikimedia Commons: Nossa Senhora dos Remédios (Povoação)

Nossa Senhora dos Remédios (Portuguese for Our Lady of Remedies) is a parish in the municipality of Povoação in the Azores. The population in 2011 was 1,112,[1] in an area of 12.78 km².[2]

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