Algarvia

Algarvia is a civil parish in the municipality of Nordeste, on the island of São Miguel in the Portuguese Azores. The population in 2011 was 290,[1] in an area of 5.40 km².[2] The parish was formed on July 16, 2002, when the parish of Nordestinho was split into the parishes Algarvia, Santo António de Nordestinho and São Pedro de Nordestinho. It consists of the localities Algarvia and Lomba Velha.

Algarvia
Algarvia
Location in the Azores
Algarvia
Algarvia (São Miguel)
Coordinates: 37°50′45″N 25°13′54″W
Country Portugal
Auton. regionAzores
IslandSão Miguel
MunicipalityNordeste
EstablishedSettlement: fl. 1500
Parish: fl. 1800
Civil parish: 16 July 2002
Area
  Total5.40 km2 (2.08 sq mi)
Elevation
292 m (958 ft)
Population
 (2011)
  Total290
  Density54/km2 (140/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−01:00 (AZOT)
  Summer (DST)UTC±00:00 (AZOST)
Postal code
9630-222
Area code292
PatronNossa Senhora do Amparo

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