Santa Cruz (Lagoa)

Santa Cruz
Civil Parish
Coat of arms
Official name: Freguesia de Santa Cruz
Name origin: Portuguese for holy cross
Country  Portugal
Autonomous Region  Azores
Island São Miguel
Municipality Lagoa
Localities Cabo da Vila, Remédios
Rivers Grota do João Luís, Ribeira Seca
Center Santa Cruz
 - elevation 193 m (633 ft)
 - coordinates 37°45′1″N 25°32′27″W / 37.75028°N 25.54083°W / 37.75028; -25.54083Coordinates: 37°45′1″N 25°32′27″W / 37.75028°N 25.54083°W / 37.75028; -25.54083
Highest point Chã da Macela
 - elevation 653 m (2,142 ft)
 - coordinates 37°45′49″N 25°30′24″W / 37.76361°N 25.50667°W / 37.76361; -25.50667
Lowest point
 - elevation 0 m (0 ft)
Area 14.27 km2 (6 sq mi)
 - urban .59 km2 (0 sq mi)
Population 3,671 (2011)
Density 257 / km2 (666 / sq mi)
LAU Junta Freguesia
 - location Rua Dr. Filomeno da Câmara 31, Lagoa
President Junta António Augusto da Ponte Borges
Timezone Azores (UTC-1)
 - summer (DST) Azores (UTC0)
Postal Zone 9560-140
Area Code & Prefix (+351) 292 XXX-XXXX
Demonym Santa-cruzense
Wikimedia Commons: Santa Cruz (Lagoa)
Website: cm-lagoa.azoresdigital.pt

Santa Cruz (Portuguese for Holy Cross) is a parish in the municipality of Lagoa in the Azores. The population in 2011 was 3,671,[1] in an area of 14.27 km².[2]

References

This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Friday, November 13, 2015. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.