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Norte Grande Neves Civil Parish (Freguesia) 
Vista to Fajã do Ouvidor, along the northern coast of São Jorge in the civil parish of Norte GrandeOfficial name: Freguesia de Norte Grande Name origin: norte grande, Portuguese compound word for great north Country 
PortugalAutonomous Region 
AzoresGroup Central Island São Jorge Municipality Velas Localities Fajã da Ribeira da Areia, Fajã de Além, Fajã do Ouvidor, Norte Grande, Outeiro, Santo António, Ribeira da Areia Center Nossa Senhora dos Neves - elevation 343 m (1,125 ft) - coordinates 38°40′10″N 28°3′30″W / 38.66944°N 28.05833°W Highest point Pico de Esperança - elevation 1,052.71 m (3,454 ft) - coordinates 38°40′9″N 28°7′19″W / 38.66917°N 28.12194°W Lowest point Sea level - location Atlantic Ocean - elevation 0 m (0 ft) Length 10.95 km (7 mi), Northwest-Southeast Width 4.29 km (3 mi), Southwest-Northeast Area 31.85 km2 (12 sq mi) - land 31.27 km2 (12 sq mi) - water .02 km2 (0 sq mi) - urban .56 km2 (0 sq mi) Population 688 (2001) Density 21.6 / km2 (56 / sq mi) Settlement c. 1570 LAU Freguesia/Junta Freguesia - location Estrada Regional, Norte Grande (Neves), Velas - elevation 343 m (1,125 ft) - coordinates 38°40′10″N 28°3′30″W / 38.66944°N 28.05833°W President Junta António G. Teixeira Sousa Timezone Azores (UTC-1) - summer (DST) Azores (UTC0) ISO 3166-2 code PT- Postal Zone 9800-132 Norte Grande (Neves) Area Code & Prefix (+351) 292 XXX-XXXX Demonym Jorgense; Nortense Patron Saint Nossa Senhora das Neves Parish Address Estrada Regional
9800-132 Norte Grande (Neves)Wikimedia Commons: Norte Grande Norte Grande is a civil parish in the municipality of Velas on the island of São Jorge in the Azores; owing to the existence of an ecumenical faith community throughout its history, the parish has also taken on the name of its religious invokation (Nossa Senhora dos Neves, or Neves, for short). The population in 2001 is 688, its density is 21.5/km² and the area is 32.06 km².
History
Church of Nossa Senhora das Neves, northern Velas, São Jorge.
Owing to the number of settlers, a main road was justified into the area of Neves and surrounding areaas around 1570.
Geography
Norte Grande straddles the interior crest and northern coast of São Jorge, approximately the middle of the island. Apart from an interior that is covered in spatter cones, the parish is dotted by sea level debris fields called "fajãs". During the settlement period these became sites of colonization, since the northern coast is wall of cliffs, historically accessible by foot or pack-animal. There are few settlements in the relatively sparse interior, apart from the two primary fajãs (Fajã da Aeira and Fajã do Ouvidor), only two many settlements are observable: Outeiro da Cruz and Neves. Between these settlements and the southern border are plains of agricultural and forested land, in addition to many inactive volcanic cones.
Categories:- Parishes of Velas (Azores)
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