Lajes das Flores

Lajes das Flores
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Basic data
Autonomous Region :	Azores
Concelho :	Lajes das Flores
Coordinates :	39 ° 23 ′  N , 31 ° 11 ′  W Coordinates: 39 ° 23 ′  N , 31 ° 11 ′  W
Residents:	627 (as of June 30, 2011)
Surface:	18.79 km² (as of January 1, 2010)
Population density :	33 inhabitants per km²
Postal code :	9960-xxx
Lajes das Flores district
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Residents:	1504 (as of June 30, 2011)
Surface:	70.04 km² (as of January 1, 2010)
Population density :	21 inhabitants per km²
Number of municipalities :	7th
administration
Administration address:	Câmara Municipal de Lajes das Flores Av. Peixoto Pimentel 9960-431 Lajes das Flores
Website:	www.cmlajesdasflores.pt

Lajes das Flores (  [ ˈlaʒɨʒ ðɐʃ ˈfloɾɨʃ ] ) is a Portuguese vila (small town) on the island of Flores , which belongs to the western Azores . It is the administrative center of the district of the same name.

geography

Lajes das Flores is the southernmost town on the island.

history

Lajes was built at the beginning of the 16th century and is one of the oldest settlements on Flores.

Attractions

The main church Igreja Matriz Nossa Senhora do Rosário was built between 1763 and 1783. It received its current form, with the tiled facade facing the sea, in the 19th century.

There is a small museum on the history of whaling near the port .

The lighthouse on the Ponta das Lajes , put into operation in 1910, has a range of 26  nautical miles .

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  Main church

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  View of the harbor

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  lighthouse

Economy and Infrastructure

economy

The whaling era ended in 1981. Milk processing has also not taken place since the 1980s. The port was expanded until 1994 and is now the most important cargo handling point on the island. Tourism plays a relatively minor role. After all, there is a small sandy beach on Lajes, the only settlement on Flores.

traffic

Lajes is located directly on the main road R 1-2, which leads north via the island's capital Santa Cruz to Ponta Delgada . To the west it connects Lajes with Lajedo and Mosteiro . The city's port is the largest on Flores. From here, the Atlanticoline SA ferry goes to Vila do Corvo on the neighboring island of Corvo 10 to 12 times a week all year round . In the summer months of July and August there is a weekly ferry to Horta ( Faial ), São Roque ( Pico ) and Velas ( São Jorge ).

education

In Lajes das Flores there is a primary school, a secondary school and a high school.

Lajes das Flores district

Santa Cruz das Flores County occupies the southern part of Flores. It borders in the north on the Santa Cruz das Flores district; in the other cardinal directions to the Atlantic . The district is divided into seven freguesias (parishes):

Lajes das Flores district

local community	Population (2011)	Area km²	Density of population / km²	LAU code
Fajã Grande	202	12.97	16	480101
Fajazinha	76	6.16	12	480102
Fazenda	257	9.47	27	480103
Lajedo	93	6.79	14th	480104
Lajes das Flores	627	18.79	33	480105
Lomba	206	9.87	21st	480106
Mosteiro	43	5.99	7th	480107
Lajes das Flores district	1,504	70.04	21st	4801

The population has steadily decreased since 1849:

Number of inhabitants in the Lajes das Flores district
year	1849	1900	1930	1960	1981	1991	2001	2004	2011
Residents	5982	4498	3508	3376	1896	1701	1502	1491	1503

Individual evidence

1. ↑ www.ine.pt - indicator resident population by place of residence and sex; Decennial in the database of the Instituto Nacional de Estatística
2. ↑ ^{a b} Overview of code assignments from Freguesias on epp.eurostat.ec.europa.eu
3. ↑ www.ine.pt - indicator resident population by place of residence and sex; Decennial in the database of the Instituto Nacional de Estatística

Web links

Commons : Lajes das Flores (Azores)  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

• Lajes das Flores - village-level town in the Azores Online