- Água Retorta
Água Retorta (Portuguese meaning turning
water ) is a parish in the district ofPovoação in theAzores . The population in2001 is 497, its density is 33.2/km² and the area is 14.97 km². It is located E ofVila Franca do Campo ,Ribeira Grande andFurnas . It is also located SE ofRibeira Grande . The main industry is agriculture. It is connected with a road linking Nordeste and Faial da Terra downhill. The mountains are to the west. Água Retorta is in the northeastern part of the parish and the eastern part of the island. It is the smallest, the highest and the easternmost parish in Povoação.Nearest parishes
*Povoação, SW
Geography
*Location:
**Latitude: 37.7667 (37°46') N
**Longitude: 25.1667 (25°10') W
*Altitude: 240 m (790 ft)Água Retorta has a small school, a church and a small square.
External links
*Map and aerial photos
** [http://www.mapquest.com/maps/map.adp?latlongtype=decimal&latitude=37.7667&longitude=-25.1667&zoom=6 Street map from Mapquest]
** [http://terraserver.microsoft.com/map.aspx?t=1&s=14&lon=-25.1667&lat=37.7667&w=750&h=500 Aerial photograph from Microsoft Terraserver]
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