Fonte do Bastardo
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| Fonte do Bastardo | |
| Civil Parish (Freguesia) | |
 Twilight in the village of Fonte do Bastardo, with the parochial church
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| Official name: Freguesia de Fonte do Bastardo | |
| Name origin: fonte do bastardo, Portuguese for fountain of the bastard | |
| Country |  Portugal |
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| Autonomous Region |  Azores |
| Group | Central |
| Island | Terceira |
| Municipality | Praia da Vitória |
| Localities | Canada dos Picos, Fonte do Bastardo, Lajedo, Nogueira, Recanto, Regêlo, Ribeira Seca de Baixo, Ribeira Seca de Cima, São José |
| Center | Fonte do Bastardo |
| - elevation | 128 m (420 ft) |
| - coordinates | 38°41′33″N 27°4′56″W / 38.6925°N 27.08222°W |
| Highest point | Serreta |
| - location | Cerra do Cume, Fonte do Bastardo, Praia da Vitória |
| - elevation | 466.94 m (1,532 ft) |
| - coordinates | 38°41′39″N 27°6′15″W / 38.69417°N 27.10417°W |
| Lowest point | Picos |
| - location | Canada dos Picos, Fonte do Bastardo, Praia da Vitória |
| - elevation | 50.54 m (166 ft) |
| - coordinates | 38°42′12″N 27°4′6″W / 38.70333°N 27.06833°W |
| Length | 4.63 km (3 mi), Northwest-Southeast |
| Width | 3.67 km (2 mi), Southwest-Northeast |
| Area | 8.85 km2 (3 sq mi) |
| - land | 7.92 km2 (3 sq mi) |
| - water | .00 km2 (0 sq mi) |
| - urban | .93 km2 (0 sq mi) |
| Population | 1,156 (2001) |
| Density | 130.62 / km2 (338 / sq mi) |
| LAU | Freguesia/Junta Freguesia |
| - location | Estrada Regional, Fonte de Bastardo, Praia da Vitória |
| President Junta | Martinho Fernando de Andrade Diniz (PS) |
| Timezone | Azores (UTC-1) |
| - summer (DST) | Azores (UTC0) |
| ISO 3166-2 code | PT- |
| Postal Zone | 9760-180 Fonte do Bastardo |
| Area Code & Prefix | (+351) 292 XXX-XXXX |
| Demonym | Terceirense |
| Patron Saint | Santa Bárbara |
| Parish Address | Estrada Regional, Edifício Casa do Povo 9760-180 Fonte do Bastardo |
  Location of the parish seat of Fonte de Bastardo on the island of Terceira
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| Wikimedia Commons: Fonte do Bastardo (Praia da Vitória) | |
| Website: http://www.freguesiafontebastardo.com/ | |
| Statistics from INE (2001); geographic detail from Instituto Geográfico Português (2010) | |
Fonte do Bastardo is a parish in the municipality of Praia da Vitória on the island of Terceira in the Portuguese Azores. In 2001 the population was just over 1156 inhabitants in an area of 8.85 square kilometers (a population density of 130 people per kilometer square).
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