São Pedro (Vila Franca do Campo)

São Pedro
Civil Parish
The historical convent of Saint Francis of Assisi, centrally located within the urbanized area of São Pedro
Official name: Freguesia de São Pedro
Name origin: Portuguese for Saint Peter
Country  Portugal
Autonomous Region  Azores
Island São Miguel
Municipality Vila Franca do Campo
Center São Pedro
 - elevation 35 m (115 ft)
 - coordinates 37°42′57″N 25°26′38″W / 37.71583°N 25.44389°W / 37.71583; -25.44389Coordinates: 37°42′57″N 25°26′38″W / 37.71583°N 25.44389°W / 37.71583; -25.44389
Highest point
 - location Pico da Cruz
 - elevation 613 m (2,011 ft)
 - coordinates 37°44′42″N 25°26′25″W / 37.74500°N 25.44028°W / 37.74500; -25.44028
Lowest point Sea Level
 - location Atlantic Ocean
Area 2.48 km2 (1 sq mi)
 - urban .34 km2 (0 sq mi)
Population 1,426 (2011)
Density 575 / km2 (1,489 / sq mi)
LAU Junta Freguesia
 - location Rua Nossa Senhora Natividade
 - elevation 23 m (75 ft)
 - coordinates 37°42′53″N 25°26′22″W / 37.71472°N 25.43944°W / 37.71472; -25.43944
President Junta Conceição Jesus Pinheiro Botelho Quental
President Assembleia Fernando José Branco Raposo de Amaral
Timezone Azores (UTC-1)
 - summer (DST) Azores (UTC0)
Postal Zone 9680-127
Area Code & Prefix (+351) 292 XXX-XXXX
Patron Saint São Pedro
Wikimedia Commons: São Pedro (Vila Franca do Campo)
Website: http://www.jfsaopedro.net/
Geographic detail from Instituto Geográfico Português (2010)

São Pedro (Portuguese for Saint Peter) is a parish in the municipality of Vila Franca do Campo in the Azores. The population in 2011 was 1,426,[1] in an area of 2.48 km².[2] It is located east of Ponta Delgada and Lagoa, south of Ribeira Grande and west of Furnas and Povoação. It is the smallest parish in area but the most densely populated in Vila Franca do Campo.

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