- This article is about the municipality, for the island see Corvo Island
| Vila do Corvo | |||
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| Concelho da Vila do Corvo | |||
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 Vila do Corvo, as seen from lookout, including Aerodrome and settlement.
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| Name origin: Portuguese, for "Village of Corvo" | |||
| Country |  Portugal |
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| State |  Azores |
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| Group | Western | ||
| Island | Corvo | ||
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| Area | 17.1 km2 (7 sq mi) | ||
| Center | Vila do Corvo | ||
| - coordinates | 39°40′22″N 31°6′52″W / 39.67278°N 31.11444°WCoordinates: 39°40′22″N 31°6′52″W / 39.67278°N 31.11444°W | ||
| Lowest point | |||
| - location | Atlantic Ocean | ||
| - elevation | 0 m (0 ft) | ||
| Population | 425 (2001) | ||
| Density | 24.9 /km2 (64 /sq mi) | ||
| Municipality | Bicameral Executive & Assembly | ||
| Settled | 1475 | ||
| - Municipal Status | 1832 | ||
| President of Municipal Chamber | Fernando A. Mendonça Fraga Pimentel | ||
| President of Municipal Council | Aida Andrade | ||
| Time zone | Azores (UTC-1) | ||
| - summer (DST) | Azores (UTC-2) | ||
| Código Postal & Codex | 9980-024 Corvo | ||
| Country Code & Fix Line | +351 292 | ||
| Patron Saint | Nossa Senhora dos Milagres | ||
| Municipal Holiday | June 20 | ||
| Municipal Offices | Rua do Jogo da Bola | ||
 Location in the Azores Archipelago
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| Website : http://www.cm-corvo.pt | |||
Corvo (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈkoɾvu]) is the smallest municipality in the Portuguese archipelago of the Azores, constituting the island of Corvo in its entirety. It is the least populated of the Portuguese municipalities, and the only Portuguese municipality, by law, without a civil parish (freguesia, the smallest administrative unit in Portugal).
Vila do Corvo, has at times been wrongly referred to as Vila Nova do Corvo. The village, the unique agglomeration on the island of Corvo, is constructed of small homes located along narrow roadways and alleys rising along the hills of the southern one-third of the island. The coastal area of the village is dominated by the Corvo Aerodrome and ports linking the community to the outside world.
Generally, the inhabitants dedicate themselves to fishing, agriculture, or raising cattle and most services on the island support these activities, as well as annual tourism.
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