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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 ...
This is a list of islands in Macaronesia, ... max altitude and population. Islands over 10 square kilometres (3.9 sq mi) ... Graciosa: 60.65: 402 Azores:
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:
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.
Praia (officially São Mateus) is a Portuguese civil parish in the municipality of Santa Cruz da Graciosa, on the island of Graciosa, in the Azores. It still retains its former name Praia locally, owing to the parish having once been the historical municipality of Praia. The population in 2011 was 836, [1] in an area of 12.82 km². [2]
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]
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.
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.