Lomba da Fazenda
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| Lomba da Fazenda | |
| Civil Parish (Freguesia) | |
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Vista of the settled area of Lomba da Fazenda, showing the central community, church and local recreational park
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| Official name: Freguesia da Lomba da Fazenda | |
| Name origin: lomba da fazenda, Portuguese compound word for escarpment of the mill | |
| Country | |
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| Autonomous Region | |
| Group | Central |
| Island | São Miguel |
| Municipality | Nordeste |
| Localities | Fajã da Mó, Fazenda, Lomba da Cruz |
| Center | Lomba da Fazenda |
| - elevation | 187 m (614 ft) |
| - coordinates | 37°50′59″N 25°10′11″W / 37.84972°N 25.16972°W |
| Highest point | Pico da Vara |
| - location | Planalto das Gramihais, Lomba da Fazenda, Nordeste |
| - elevation | 1,068.12 m (3,504 ft) |
| - coordinates | 37°49′32″N 25°12′48″W / 37.82556°N 25.21333°W |
| Lowest point | Sea Level |
| - location | Atlantic Ocean |
| Length | 2.62 km (2 mi), Northwest-Southeast |
| Width | 8.27 km (5 mi), Southwest-Northeast |
| Area | 14.75 km2 (6 sq mi) |
| - land | 14.00 km2 (5 sq mi) |
| - urban | .75 km2 (0 sq mi) |
| Population | 885 (2001) |
| Density | 60 / km2 (155 / sq mi) |
| LAU | Freguesia/Junta Freguesia |
| - location | Rua Doutor João Manuel da Silveira, Lomba da Fazenda, Nordeste |
| Timezone | Azores (UTC-1) |
| - summer (DST) | Azores (UTC0) |
| ISO 3166-2 code | PT- |
| Postal Zone | 9630-111 Lomba da Fazenda |
| Area Code & Prefix | (+351) 292 XXX-XXXX |
| Demonym | Micalense; Nordestense |
| Patron Saint | Imaculada Conceição |
| Parish Address | Rua Doutor João Manuel da Silveira, 4A 9630-111 Lomba da Fazenda |
| Wikimedia Commons: Lomba da Fazenda (Ponta Delgada) | |
| Statistics from INE (2001); geographic detail from Instituto Geográfico Português (2010) | |
Lomba da Fazenda is a parish in the district of Nordeste in the Azores. The population in 2001 is 885, its density is 59.7/km² and the area is 14.83 km². It is located . The main industry is agriculture. It is connected with a road linking to Nordeste, Ribeira Grande and Furnas.
[edit] Geography
Lomba da Fazenda has a school, a lyceum, a church and a square (praça).
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