Criação Velha
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| Parish of Criação Velha Freguesia das Criação Velha |
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| Island: | Pico |
| Municipality: | São Roque do Pico |
| Area: -Total -Water -Rank |
16.39 km² |
| Population: (2001) - Total - Density - Rank |
818 49.9/km² |
| Elevation: -lowest: -centre: -highest: |
Atlantic Ocean 118 m (centre) southern part |
Criação Velha is a parish in the district of Madalena in the Azores. The population in 2001 is 818, its density is 49.9/km² and the area is 16.39 km².
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[edit] Neighboring parishes
- Madalena, northeast
[edit] Information
The parish is located in the northwestern part of the municipality and is linked with a road encircling the entire island. The area are hilly and mountainous in the southeast. Farmlands are within the parish as well as the road. Forests dominates the mountain areas. The Atlantic Ocean lies to the northwest. The Mount Pico is to the southeast.
The municipality is around 5 km long from north to south and varies up to as long as 1.5 km wide from east to west.
[edit] Other
Criação Velha has a school, a few churches, a port and a square. Its nearest middle and secondary schools are in Madalena.
[edit] External links
- Criação Velha on azoren-online.com - (in German)
| Parishes (Freguesias) of the municipality of Madalena |
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Bandeiras | Candelária | Criação Velha | Madalena | São Caetano | São Mateus |
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