Faial da Terra

Faial da Terra is a parish in the district of Povoação on São Miguel Island in the Azores. The population in 2001 is 377, its density is 29.7/km² and the area is 12.69 km². It is located in the southeastern part of the island. The main industry are agriculture. It is connected with a road linking Ponta Delgada and Povoação. The road to Ribeira Grande is about 1 km E. The Atlantic Ocean is to the south. The mountains are to the north. Faial da Terra are the smallest in density and one of the lowest parishes in Povoação.

Nearest parishes

*Água Retorta, ENE
*Povoação, NE
*Furnas, W

Geography

*Location:
**Latitude: 37.733 (37°44') N
**Longitude: 25.2 (25°12') W
*Altitude:
**Lowest and Centre: Atlantic Ocean

Faial da Terra has a school, a lyceum, a gymnasia, a church and a square ("praça").

External links

* [http://theazoresislands.blogspot.com/search/label/Faial%20da%20Terra The Azores Islands, blog with abundant information about Faial da Terra]

*Map and aerial photos
** [http://www.mapquest.com/maps/map.adp?latlongtype=decimal&latitude=37.733&longitude=-25.2&zoom=6 Street map from Mapquest]
** [http://terraserver.microsoft.com/map.aspx?t=1&s=14&lon=-25.2&lat=37.733&w=750&h=500 Aerial photograph from Microsoft Terraserver]