Algarvia

For the sea slug, see Algarvia (gastropod).
Algarvia
Civil Parish
Official name: Freguesia de Algarvia
Name origin: from Algarve
Country  Portugal
Autonomous Region  Azores
Island São Miguel
Municipality Nordeste
Localities Algarvia, Lomba Velha
Center Algarvia
 - elevation 292 m (958 ft)
 - coordinates 37°50′45″N 25°13′54″W / 37.84583°N 25.23167°W / 37.84583; -25.23167Coordinates: 37°50′45″N 25°13′54″W / 37.84583°N 25.23167°W / 37.84583; -25.23167
Highest point
 - elevation 981 m (3,219 ft)
 - coordinates 37°48′24″N 25°13′33″W / 37.80667°N 25.22583°W / 37.80667; -25.22583
Area 5.40 km2 (2 sq mi)
 - urban .19 km2 (0 sq mi)
Population 290 (2011)
Density 54/km2 (140/sq mi)
Settlement fl. 1500
 - Parish fl. 1800
 - Civil Parish 16 July 2002
LAU Junta Freguesia
 - location Rua do Atalho
President Junta Herculano Cabral Dutra
Timezone Azores (UTC-1)
 - summer (DST) Azores (UTC0)
Postal Zone 9630-222
Area Code & Prefix (+351) 292 XXX-XXXX
Patron Saint Nossa Senhora do Amparo
Wikimedia Commons: Algarvia (Nordeste)

Algarvia is a civil parish in the municipality of Nordeste, on the island of São Miguel in the Portuguese Azores. The population in 2011 was 290,[1] in an area of 5.40 km².[2] The parish was formed on July 16, 2002, when the parish of Nordestinho was split into the parishes Algarvia, Santo António de Nordestinho and São Pedro de Nordestinho.

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