Porto Judeu
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| Porto Judeu | |
| Civil Parish (Freguesia) | |
| Official name: Freguesia do Porto Judeu | |
| Name origin: porto judeu Portuguese compound word for Jewish Port | |
| Country |  Portugal |
|---|---|
| Autonomous Region |  Azores |
| Group | Central |
| Island | Terceira |
| Municipality | Angra do Heroísmo |
| Localities | Banda da Canada, Cruz, Cruz do Canário, Porto Judeu de Baixo, Porto Judeu de Cima, Refugo, Ribeira do Testo |
| Center | Porto Judeu |
| - elevation | 33 m (108 ft) |
| - coordinates | 38°38′59″N 27°7′0″W / 38.64972°N 27.116667°W |
| Highest point | Terra Brava |
| - elevation | 690.54 m (2,266 ft) |
| - coordinates | 38°43′32″N 27°12′26″W / 38.72556°N 27.20722°W |
| Lowest point | Sea Level |
| - location | Atlantic Ocean |
| Length | 13.90 km (9 mi), Northwest-Southeast |
| Width | 3.33 km (2 mi), Southwest-Northeast |
| Area | 30.27 km2 (12 sq mi) |
| - land | 29.08 km2 (11 sq mi) |
| - urban | 1.19 km2 (0 sq mi) |
| Population | 2,425 (2001) |
| Density | 80.11 / km2 (207 / sq mi) |
| Settlement | fl.1450 |
| - Parish | c. 1470 |
| - Vila/Town | 12 Fevereiro 1502 |
| LAU | Freguesia/Junta Freguesia |
| - location | Caminho da Esperança, Porto Judeu, Angra do Heroísmo |
| - elevation | 16 m (52 ft) |
| - coordinates | 38°38′50″N 27°7′17″W / 38.64722°N 27.12139°W |
| President Junta | João Carlos Castro Tavares (PS) |
| President Assembleia | PS (PS) |
| Timezone | Azores (UTC-1) |
| - summer (DST) | Azores (UTC0) |
| ISO 3166-2 code | PT- |
| Postal Zone | 9700-368 Porto Judeu |
| Area Code & Prefix | (+351) 292 XXX-XXXX |
| Demonym | Terceirense |
| Patron Saint | Santo António |
| Parish Address | Caminho da Esperança, 142 9700-368 Porto Judeu |
| Wikimedia Commons: Porto Judeu (Angra do Heroísmo) | |
| Website: http://www.portojudeu.pt/ | |
| Statistics from INE (2001); geographic detail from Instituto Geográfico Português (2010) | |
Porto Judeu, which means "Jewish Port" in Portuguese, is a parish in the municipality of Angra do Heroísmo on the island of Terceira in the Azores. The population in 2001 was 2425, its population density was 80.11/km², and the land area is 30.27 km².
