Fontinhas

Fontinhas
Civil Parish
Official name: Freguesia das Fontinhas
Name origin: Portuguese for small fountains
Country	Portugal
Autonomous Region	Azores
Island	Terceira
Municipality	Praia da Vitória
Localities	Acima do Cabouco, Canada da Fonte, Canada do Barreiro, Canada do Coxo, Canada do Pico, Canada dos Batistas, Canada dos Doidos, Fontinha, Fontinhas
Center	Fontinhas
- elevation	131 m (430 ft)
- coordinates	38°44′29″N 27°6′27″W / 38.74139°N 27.10750°WCoordinates: 38°44′29″N 27°6′27″W / 38.74139°N 27.10750°W
Highest point	Cabouco
- location	Serra do Cume
- elevation	405 m (1,329 ft)
- coordinates	38°43′31″N 27°8′44″W / 38.72528°N 27.14556°W
Lowest point	Santa Luzia
- elevation	64 m (210 ft)
- coordinates	38°44′52″N 27°5′43″W / 38.74778°N 27.09528°W
Area	12.14 km^2 (5 sq mi)
- water	.00 km^2 (0 sq mi)
- urban	1.19 km^2 (0 sq mi)
Population	1,594 (2011)
Density	131/km^2 (339/sq mi)
LAU	Junta Freguesia
- location	Edifício da Casa do Povo, Estrada Municipal
- coordinates	38°44′24″N 27°6′17″W / 38.74000°N 27.10472°W
President Junta	Bruno Dimas Toledo Ávila (PS)
President Assembleia	Zélia Maria da Silveira Costa Toste (PS)
Timezone	Azores (UTC-1)
- summer (DST)	Azores (UTC0)
Postal Zone	9760-211
Area Code & Prefix	(+351) 295 XXX XXX
Patron Saint	Nossa Senhora da Pena
Location of the parish seat of Fontinhas on the island of Terceira
Wikimedia Commons: Fontinhas (Praia da Vitória)
Website: http://www.jf-fontinhas.com/
Geographic detail from Instituto Geográfico Português (2010)

Fontinhas is a civil parish in the municipality of Praia da Vitória, Terceira Island in the Portuguese Azores. The population in 2011 was 1,594,^[1] in an area of 12.14 km².^[2]

References

1. Instituto Nacional de Estatística
2. Eurostat Archived September 6, 2014, at the Wayback Machine.