Luz (Santa Cruz da Graciosa)
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| Luz | ||
| Civil Parish (Freguesia) | ||
 The most southern community in Luz, Carapacho, as seen from the Ponta da Restinga
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| Official name: Freguesia da Luz | ||
| Name origin: luz, Portuguese for light; derived from the religious parish's name Nossa Senhora da Luz | ||
| Country |  Portugal |
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| Autonomous Region |  Azores |
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| Group | Central | |
| Island | Graciosa | |
| Municipality | Santa Cruz da Graciosa | |
| Localities | Alto do Sul, Fajã da Folga, Folga, Carapacho, Luz, Pedras Brancas | |
| Center | Luz | |
| - elevation | 88 m (289 ft) | |
| - coordinates | 39°1′18″N 27°59′23″W / 39.02167°N 27.98972°W | |
| Highest point | Pico Timão | |
| - location | Serra Dormida, Luz, Santa Cruz da Graciosa | |
| - elevation | 398.41 m (1,307 ft) | |
| - coordinates | 39°2′15″N 28°0′30″W / 39.0375°N 28.00833°W | |
| Lowest point | Sea level | |
| - location | Atlantic Ocean | |
| - elevation | 0 m (0 ft) | |
| Length | 7.3 km (5 mi), Northwest-Southeast | |
| Width | 3.5 km (2 mi), Southwest-Northeast | |
| Area | 12.04 km2 (5 sq mi) | |
| - land | 10.93 km2 (4 sq mi) | |
| - urban | 1.11 km2 (0 sq mi) | |
| Population | 735 (2001) | |
| Density | 61.05 / km2 (158 / sq mi) | |
| Settlement | fl.1600 | |
| - Parish | c.1601 | |
| - Civil Parish | c.1867 | |
| LAU | Freguesia/Junta Freguesia | |
| - location | Rua 6 Janeiro, Luz, Santa Cruz da Graciosa | |
| - elevation | 92 m (302 ft) | |
| - coordinates | 39°1′19″N 27°59′26″W / 39.02194°N 27.99056°W | |
| President Junta | Manuel António Silva Ataíde Silveira (PPD-PSD) | |
| Timezone | Azores (UTC-1) | |
| - summer (DST) | Azores (UTC0) | |
| ISO 3166-2 code | PT- | |
| Postal Zone | 9880-154 Luz | |
| Area Code & Prefix | (+351) 292 XXX-XXXX | |
| Demonym | Graciosense; Luzense or Sulense | |
| Patron Saint | Nossa Senhora de Luz | |
| Parish Address | Rua 6 Janeiro 9880-154 Luz |
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| Wikimedia Commons: Luz (Santa Cruz da Graciosa) | ||
| Website: cm-graciosa.azoresdigital.pt | ||
Luz is a civil parish in the municipality of Santa Cruz da Graciosa on the island of Graciosa in the Portuguese Azores. The population was 735 (in 2001), in an area of 11.85 km² (a density of 61 inhabitants/km²).
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