Arco de São Jorge
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Arco de São Jorge
| Arco de São Jorge | ||
| Civil Parish (Freguesia) | ||
 Some of the homes that range the civil parish of Arco de São Jorge
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| Official name: Freguesia de Arco de São Jorge | ||
| Country |  Portugal |
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| Region |  Madeira |
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| Island | Madeira | |
| Municipality | Santana | |
| Center | Arco de São Jorge | |
| - elevation | 325 m (1,066 ft) | |
| - coordinates | 32°49′18.78″N 16°57′12.61″W / 32.8218833°N 16.9535028°W | |
| Highest point | ||
| - elevation | 810 m (2,657 ft) | |
| - coordinates | 32°49′0.56″N 16°57′8.29″W / 32.8168222°N 16.9523028°W | |
| Lowest point | Sea level | |
| - location | Atlantic Ocean, Arco de São Jorge, Santana | |
| - elevation | 0 m (0 ft) | |
| Length | 3.36 km (2 mi), West-East | |
| Width | 2.18 km (1 mi), North-South | |
| Population | 509 (2001) | |
| Settlement | fl. 1500 | |
| - Parish | 28 September 1588 | |
| LAU | Freguesia/Junta Freguesia | |
| - location | Sítio dos Poços, Arco de São Jorge, Santana | |
| Timezone | WET (UTC0) | |
| - summer (DST) | WEST (UTC+1) | |
| ISO 3166-2 code | PT- | |
| Postal Zone | 9230-019 Santana | |
| Area Code & Prefix | (+351) 291 XX XX XX | |
| Demonym | Madeirense | |
| Patron Saint | São José | |
| Parish Address | Sítio dos Poços 9230-019 Santana |
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| Wikimedia Commons: Arco de São Jorge | ||
| Statistics: Instituto Nacional de Estatística[1] | ||
| Geographic detail from CAOP (2010)[2] produced by Instituto Geográfico Português (IGP) | ||
Arco de São Jorge is a civil parish in the municipality of Santana, the Portuguese island of Madeira. In 2001, the population was approximately 509, in a territory covering 3.5 km²: it is the smallest parish by population and area.
Geography
Located in the northwest of the municipality of Santana, it is a region connected by the main roadway to the municipal seat, Machico and the western part of the island.
Arco de São Jorge has a school, a lyceum, a gymnasium, a church and a square (praça).
References
- Notes
- ^ INE, ed. (2010) (in Portuguese), Censos 2011 - Resultadas Preliminares [2011 Census - Preliminary Results], Lisbon, Portugal: Instituto Nacional de Estatística, http://www.ine.pt/xportal/xmain?xpid=INE&xpgid=ine_publicacoes&PUBLICACOESpub_boui=122114780&PUBLICACOESmodo=2, retrieved 1 July 2011
- ^ IGP, ed. (2010) (in Portuguese), Carta Administrativa Oficial de Portugal, Lisbon, Portugal: Instituto Geográfico Português, http://www.igeo.pt/produtos/cadastro/caop/download/Areas_Freg_Mun_Dist_CAOP2010.zip, retrieved 1 July 2011
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