Agualva (Praia da Vitória)
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| Agualva | |
| Civil Parish (Freguesia) | |
| Official name: Freguesia da Agualva | |
| Country |  Portugal |
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| Autonomous Region |  Azores |
| Group | Central |
| Island | Terceira |
| Municipality | Praia da Vitória |
| Localities | Ladeira de Nossa Senhora, Portela, Outeiro Filipe, Filipe, Outeiros, Cabouco da Trás, São Joões |
| River | Ribeira de Agualva |
| Center | Agualva |
| - elevation | 130 m (427 ft) |
| - coordinates | 38°46′27″N 27°10′22″W / 38.77417°N 27.17278°W |
| Highest point | Pico Alto |
| - location | Biscoito da Ferraria, Agualva, Praia da Vitória |
| - elevation | 809.05 m (2,654 ft) |
| - coordinates | 38°45′18″N 27°12′40″W / 38.755°N 27.21111°W |
| Lowest point | Sea level |
| - location | Atlantic Ocean |
| - elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
| Length | 9.21 km (6 mi), Northwest-Southeast |
| Width | 6.68 km (4 mi), Southwest-Northeast |
| Area | 38.75 km2 (15 sq mi) |
| - land | 38.05 km2 (15 sq mi) |
| - water | .00 km2 (0 sq mi) |
| - urban | .70 km2 (0 sq mi) |
| Population | 1,573 (2001) |
| Density | 40.59 / km2 (105 / sq mi) |
| Settlement | fl. 1588 |
| - Parish | 29 February 1588 |
| LAU | Freguesia/Junta Freguesia |
| - location | Rua da Igreja, Agualva, Praia da Vitória |
| - elevation | 136 m (446 ft) |
| - coordinates | 38°46′21″N 27°10′23″W / 38.7725°N 27.17306°W |
| President Junta | Noé de Melo Cota (PS) |
| Timezone | Azores (UTC-1) |
| - summer (DST) | Azores (UTC0) |
| ISO 3166-2 code | PT- |
| Postal Zone | 9760-020 Agualva |
| Area Code & Prefix | (+351) 292 XXX-XXXX |
| Demonym | Terceirense; Agualvenses |
| Patron Saint | Nossa Senhora da Guadalupe |
| Parish Address | Rua da Igreja, 33 9760-020 Agualva |
  Location of the parish seat of Agualva on the island of Terceira
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| Wikimedia Commons: Agualva (Praia da Vitória) | |
| Website: http://www.jf-agualva.pt | |
| Statistics from INE (2001); geographic detail from Instituto Geográfico Português (2010) | |
Agualva is a civil parish in the municipality of Praia da Vitória on the island of Terceira in the Azores. The population in 2001 was 1573, its population density was 40.59/km², and the land area is 38.75 km². The parish lies 186 metres above sea level.
