Candelária (Madalena)
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| Parish of Candelária Freguesia da Candelária |
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| Statistics | |
|---|---|
| Island: | Pico |
| Municipality: | São Roque do Pico |
| Area: -Total -Water -Rank |
31.72 km² |
| Population: (2001) - Total - Density - Rank |
892 28.1/km² |
| Elevation: -lowest: -centre: -highest: |
Atlantic Ocean 118 m (centre) southern part |
Candelária is a parish in the district of Madalena in the Azores. The population in 2001 is 892, its density is 28.1/km² and the area is 31.72 km².
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The parish is located in the western part of the municipality and is linked with a road encircling the entire island. The area are hilly and mountainous in the east. Farmlands are within the parish as well as the road. Forests dominates the mountain areas. The Atlantic Ocean lies to the west.
The municipality is around 5 km long from east to west and varies up to as long as 1.5 km wide from north to south.
[edit] Other
Candelária has a school, a few churches, a port and a square. Its nearest middle and secondary schools are in Madalena.
[edit] External links
- (German) Santo Amaro on azoren-online.com
| Parishes (Freguesias) of the municipality of Madalena |
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Bandeiras | Candelária | Criação Velha | Madalena | São Caetano | São Mateus |
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