Biscoitos
| Biscoitos | ||
| Civil Parish | ||
 Partial vista of the residential homes of Biscoitos along the coast | ||
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| Official name: Freguesia de Biscoitos | ||
| Country |  Portugal | |
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| Autonomous Region |  Azores | |
| Island | Terceira | |
| Municipality | Praia da Vitória | |
| Localities | Baiões, Biscoitos, Biscoito Bravo, Canadinhas, Canada da Salga, Canada do Caldeiro, Canada do Porto, São Pedro | |
| Center | Biscoitos | |
| - elevation | 71 m (233 ft) | |
| - coordinates | 38°47′32″N 27°15′32″W / 38.79222°N 27.25889°WCoordinates: 38°47′32″N 27°15′32″W / 38.79222°N 27.25889°W | |
| Highest point | Juncal | |
| - elevation | 704 m (2,310 ft) | |
| - coordinates | 38°45′7″N 27°14′22″W / 38.75194°N 27.23944°W | |
| Lowest point | Sea level | |
| - location | Atlantic Ocean | |
| - elevation | 0 m (0 ft) | |
| Area | 27.05 km2 (10 sq mi) | |
| - water | .01 km2 (0 sq mi) | |
| - urban | 1.34 km2 (1 sq mi) | |
| Population | 1,424 (2011) | |
| Density | 53/km2 (137/sq mi) | |
| LAU | Junta Freguesia | |
| - location | Largo Francisco M Brum | |
| President Junta | Carlos Cardoso | |
| Timezone | Azores (UTC-1) | |
| - summer (DST) | Azores (UTC0) | |
| Postal Zone | 9760-051 | |
| Area Code & Prefix | (+351) 292 XXX XXX | |
| Demonym | Biscoitense | |
| Patron Saint | São Pedro | |
  Location of the parish seat of Biscoitos on the island of Terceira
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| Wikimedia Commons: Biscoitos (Praia da Vitória) | ||
| Geographic detail from Instituto Geográfico Português (2010) | ||
Biscoitos is a civil parish in the municipality of Praia da Vitória, on the island of Terceira in the Portuguese Azores. The population in 2011 was 1,424,[1] in an area of 27.05 km².[2] The village has a wine museum called the Museu do Vinho dos Biscoitos that was established in 1990.
References
- ↑ Instituto Nacional de Estatística
- ↑ Eurostat Archived September 6, 2014, at the Wayback Machine.
External links
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