Lomba (Lajes das Flores)

Lomba
Civil Parish
Official name: Freguesia da Lomba
Name origin: Portuguese for hill
Country  Portugal
Autonomous Region  Azores
Island Flores
Municipality Lajes das Flores
Localities Lomba
Center Lomba
 - elevation 197 m (646 ft)
 - coordinates 39°24′5″N 31°9′23″W / 39.40139°N 31.15639°W / 39.40139; -31.15639Coordinates: 39°24′5″N 31°9′23″W / 39.40139°N 31.15639°W / 39.40139; -31.15639
Highest point Caldeira da Lomba
 - location Cerrado do Soldado
 - elevation 672 m (2,205 ft)
 - coordinates 39°25′32″N 31°11′23″W / 39.42556°N 31.18972°W / 39.42556; -31.18972
Lowest point Sea level
 - location Atlantic Ocean
 - elevation 0 m (0 ft)
Area 9.87 km2 (4 sq mi)
 - water .02 km2 (0 sq mi)
 - urban .11 km2 (0 sq mi)
Population 206 (2011)
Density 21/km2 (54/sq mi)
Settlement fl.1510
LAU Junta Freguesia
 - location Rua da Cruz
 - coordinates 39°24′4″N 31°9′26″W / 39.40111°N 31.15722°W / 39.40111; -31.15722
President Junta José Maria Freitas Reis (PS)
President Assembleia Francisco Mendonça de Freitas (PS)
Timezone Azores (UTC-1)
 - summer (DST) Azores (UTC0)
Postal Zone 9960-500
Area Code & Prefix (+351) 292 XXX-XXXX
Patron Saint São Caetano
Website: http://www.cmlajesflores.com/lomba/lomba.htm
Geographic detail from Instituto Geográfico Português (2010)

Lomba is a civil parish in the municipality of Lajes das Flores on the island of Flores in the Azores. The population in 2011 was 206,[1] in an area of 9.87 km².[2] The religious parish, since 1698, was established to the invocation of Saint Cajetan of Thiene, at the time a population of 750 residents (during the 19th century).

Geography

The civil parish is located on the east-southeast coast of the island, and confined by the parishes Fazenda (to the south) and Caveira (in the north), approximately 5 kilometers from the municipal seat, along the margins of Ribeira da Silva on the border of the municipality. Its taxonomy was derived from its location; Lomba was located on a high precipice over the ocean, delimited by valleys on either side (lomba is the Portuguese term for hill), and was once called Lomba da Boa Vista.

References

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