Água Retorta

Água Retorta
Civil Parish (Freguesia)
A partial panorama of Água Retorta, looking towards the Church of Nossa Senhora da Penha da França
Official name: Freguesia da Água Retorta
Name origin: água retorta, Portuguese compound word for turning water or curving water
Country	Portugal
Autonomous Region	Azores
Group	Central
Island	São Miguel
Municipality	Povação
Localities	Água Retorta, Fajã do Calhau, Lomba das Fagundas
Center	Água Retorta
- elevation	290 m (951 ft)
- coordinates	37°45′44″N 25°9′29″W
Highest point	Tronqueira
- location	Serra da Tronqueira, Água Retorta, Povação
- elevation	898.1 m (2,947 ft)
- coordinates	37°47′9″N 25°10′47″W
Lowest point	Sea Level
- location	Atlantic Ocean
Length	5.64 km (4 mi), Northwest-Southeast
Width	5.12 km (3 mi), Southwest-Northeast
Area	12.55 km2 (5 sq mi)
- land	12.35 km2 (5 sq mi)
- urban	.20 km2 (0 sq mi)
Population	497 (2001)
Density	39.6 / km2 (103 / sq mi)
LAU	Freguesia/Junta Freguesia
- location	Rua Direita, Água Retorta, Povação
President Junta	Sandra Carreiro (PS)
Timezone	Azores (UTC-1)
- summer (DST)	Azores (UTC0)
ISO 3166-2 code	PT-
Postal Zone	9650-018 Agua Retorta
Area Code & Prefix	(+351) 292 XXX-XXXX
Demonym	Micalense
Patron Saint	Nossa Senhora da Penha de França
Parish Address	Rua Direita 9650-018 Água Retorta
Wikimedia Commons: Água Retorta (Povoação)
Website: http://www.jfaguaretorta.com/
Statistics from INE (2001); geographic detail from Instituto Geográfico Português (2010)

Água Retorta (Portuguese meaning turning water) is a parish in the district of Povoação in the Azores. The population in 2001 is 497, its density is 33.2/km² and the area is 12.55 km². It is located E of Vila Franca do Campo, Ribeira Grande and Furnas. It is also located SE of Ribeira Grande. The main industry is agriculture. It is connected with a road linking Nordeste and Faial da Terra downhill. The mountains are to the west. Água Retorta is in the northeastern part of the parish and the eastern part of the island. It is the smallest, the highest and the easternmost parish in Povoação.

Geography

Água Retorta has a small school, a church and a small square.

References

Sources

• Lameiras, Goretti; Fontiela, J.; Borges, P.; Calado, H.; Vieira, O.; Rangel, B.; Gallagher, A. (2009). "Coastal Hazards of Fajã do Calhau (São Miguel, Azores): A First Approach". Journal of Coastal Research. West Palm Beach, Florida: The Coastal Education and Research Foundation. pp. 827–831. http://e-geo.fcsh.unl.pt/ICS2009/_docs/ICS2009_Volume_I/827.831_G.Lameiras_ICS2009.pdf.