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Graciosa Island (Portuguese pronunciation: [ɡɾɐsiˈɔzɐ]) (literally "graceful" or "enchanting" in Portuguese), also referred to as the White Island, is a volcanic island [2] in the Atlantic Ocean. It is the northernmost of the Central Group of islands in the Azores archipelago. The ovular Portuguese island has an area of 60.65 square ...
Santa Cruz da Graciosa, is the largest urbanized settlement on the island of Graciosa, Azores A partial glimpse of the civil parish of Praia on the southern coast of Graciosa. The territory of Graciosa Island consists of one municipality, Santa Cruz da Graciosa (4,780 inhabitants in 2001), which is divided into four civil parishes:
Guadalupe is a civil parish in the municipality of Santa Cruz da Graciosa, on the island of Graciosa in the Portuguese archipelago of the Azores. The population in 2011 was 1,096, [1] occupying an area of 20.62 square kilometres (7.96 sq mi). [2]
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.
It was in 1644, though, that the southwest corner of Santa Cruz da Graciosa was disaggregated to form the administrative parish territory. [1] Following decades of activity, and with the growth of the resident population, it was decided that a newer, larger temple was needed to support the community.
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.
This is a list of islands in the world ordered by population, which includes all islands with more than 100,000 people. For comparison, continental landmasses are also shown, in italics. The population of the world's islands is over 730 million, approximately 9% of the world's total population.
Santa Cruz da Graciosa is a civil parish in the municipality of the same name on the volcanic island [1] of Graciosa, in the Portuguese archipelago of the Azores.The parish occupies the northeastern corner of the island and is the home of the municipal seat, as well as economic center concentrating most municipal services, in addition to the main airport and port.