Castelo Branco (Horta)

Castelo Branco (Portuguese meaning the "white castle") is a parish in the district of Horta in the Azores. The population in 2001 is 1,349, its density is 55.4/km² and the area is 24.33 km². Castelo Branco is located in the southern portion of the municipality as well as the island of Faial (Fayal).

Geography

*Location:
**Latitude: 38.51667 (38°31') N
**Longitude: 28.71667 (28°43') W
*Altitude:
**Lowest and Centre: Atlantic Ocean
**Highest: -
**Name of inhabitants: -
**Postal code (2004): P-9900

Other

Castelo Branco has a school, a lyceum, a church and a square ("praça").

External links

*http://www.azoren-online.com/faial/tipps/sehenswuerdigkeiten/castelobranco/index.shtml (in German)
*Map and aerial photos
**Street Maps: [http://www.mapquest.com/maps/map.adp?latlongtype=decimal&latitude=38.51667&longitude=&28.71667zoom=6 Street map from Mapquest] , [http://maps.msn.com/map.aspx?&lats1=38.51667&lons1=-28.71667&alts1=35 MapPoint] or [http://maps.google.com/maps?||=38.51667,-28.71667 Google]
**Satellite
http://maps.google.com/maps?ll=38.51667,-28.71667&spn=0.11,0.18&t=k Google]
*Coordinates: coord|37|45|0|N|25|43|0|W|