Água de Alto
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| Água de Alto | |
| Civil Parish (Freguesia) | |
 The beach of Água de Alto, one of the larger beaches along the southern coastal frontier
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| Official name: Freguesia da Água de Alto | |
| Name origin: água de alto, Portuguese compound word for high water | |
| Country |  Portugal |
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| Autonomous Region |  Azores |
| Group | Central |
| Island | São Miguel |
| Municipality | Vila Franca do Campo |
| Localities | Água de Alto, Alminhas, Praia da Pedreira, Ribeira da Praia, Rocha dos Campos |
| Center | Água de Alto |
| - elevation | 74 m (243 ft) |
| - coordinates | 37°43′10″N 25°27′20″W / 37.71944°N 25.45556°W |
| Highest point | Pico do Barrosa |
| - location | Barrosa, Água de Alto, Vila Franca do Campo |
| - elevation | 949.43 m (3,115 ft) |
| - coordinates | 37°45′38″N 25°29′30″W / 37.76056°N 25.49167°W |
| Lowest point | Sea Level |
| - location | Atlantic Ocean |
| Length | 6.40 km (4 mi), Northwest-Southeast |
| Width | 4.34 km (3 mi), Southwest-Northeast |
| Area | 18.41 km2 (7 sq mi) |
| - land | 17.97 km2 (7 sq mi) |
| - urban | .44 km2 (0 sq mi) |
| Population | 1,624 (2001) |
| Density | 88.21 / km2 (228 / sq mi) |
| Settlement | fl. 1600 |
| - Parish | c. 1602 |
| - Civil Parish | c. 1908 |
| LAU | Freguesia/Junta Freguesia |
| - location | Estrada Regional, Água de Alto, Vila Franca do Campo |
| - elevation | 67 m (220 ft) |
| - coordinates | 37°43′9″N 25°27′10″W / 37.71917°N 25.45278°W |
| President Junta | Virgínio Santos |
| President Assembleia | Carlos Fernando Simas Monteiro |
| Timezone | Azores (UTC-1) |
| - summer (DST) | Azores (UTC0) |
| ISO 3166-2 code | PT- |
| Postal Zone | 9680-301 Água de Alto |
| Area Code & Prefix | (+351) 292 XXX-XXXX |
| Demonym | Micalense |
| Patron Saint | Nossa Senhora da Anunciação |
| Parish Address | Estrada Regional 1A 9680-301 Água de Alto |
| Wikimedia Commons: Água de Alto (Vila Franca do Campo) | |
| Website: http://www.jfaguadalto.com/ | |
| Statistics from INE (2001); geographic detail from Instituto Geográfico Português (2010) | |
Água de Alto is a civil parish in the municipality of Vila Franca do Campo in the Portuguese Azores. The population in 2001 was 1624, its density is 88.2/km² and the area is 18.41 km². It is located on a road linking Ponta Delgada, Lagoa and the municipal seat. It is located east of Ponta Delgada and Lagoa and southeast of Ribeira Grande. The main industry are agriculture. The Atlantic Ocean lies to the south while the mountains which are mainly covered with laurisilva forests and valleys lie to the north. Farmlands are in low-lying areas.
[edit] Geography
Água de Alto has a school, a lyceum, a church and a square (praça).
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