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Luz is a civil parish in the municipality of Santa Cruz da Graciosa on the island of Graciosa in the Portuguese Azores. The population in 2011 was 683, [1] in an area of 11.70 km 2. [2] It contains the localities Alto do Sul, Fajã da Folga, Folga, Carapacho, Luz and Pedras Brancas.
The central Azores consist of the islands of Terceira, São Jorge, Pico, Faial, and Graciosa. Terceira is home to the oldest city in the Azores, Angra do Heroísmo, a UNESCO World Heritage site.
Apart from a commercial center, it is the home of the island's only airport and secondary school. To the north, along the only roadway, is the hamlet of Fazenda de Santa Cruz, noted for its Forest Reserve (Reserva Florestal da Fazenda de Santa Cruz), artificial lake and the island's only electrical station (constructed in 1967).
The Azores are group of nine inhabited islands (an archipelago in the Atlantic Ocean) in Macaronesia, an autonomous region of Portugal, and region of North Africa. Subcategories This category has the following 17 subcategories, out of 17 total.
Urzelina is a civil parish in the municipality of Velas in the Portuguese islands of the Azores. The population in 2011 was 902, [1] in an area of 13.69 km². [2] It is situated near the south coast of the island of São Jorge. It is alternately known as São Mateus, to which the parish was named after its patron saint.
Biscoitos is a civil parish in the municipality of Praia da Vitória, on the island of Terceira in the Portuguese Azores.The population in 2011 was 1,424, [1] in an area of 27.05 km 2.