Rosais
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| Basic data | ||||||
| Autonomous Region : | Azores | |||||
| Concelho : | Velas | |||||
| Coordinates : | 38 ° 43 ′ N , 28 ° 15 ′ W | |||||
| Residents: | 743 (as of June 30, 2011) | |||||
| Surface: | 24.23 km² (as of January 1, 2010) | |||||
| Population density : | 31 inhabitants per km² | |||||
| Postal code : | 9800-209 | |||||
| politics | ||||||
| Mayor : | Luís Virgílio de Sousa da Silveira ( CDS-PP ) | |||||
| Address of the municipal administration: | Junta de Freguesia de Rosais Ribeira D'Agua , 05 9800-209 Rosais |
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Rosais is a Portuguese parish ( freguesia ) in the district ( concelho ) of Velas , in the Azores . 743 inhabitants live in it (as of June 30, 2011).
history
In the course of the settlement of the island of São Jorge from 1460, the place Velas was created, which received city rights around 1500. Further settlements emerged outside of the area, and from the mid-16th century Rosais was a separate municipality in the Velas district.
Web links
Commons : Rosais - collection of images, videos and audio files
- Official website
- Website for the municipality at the district (under Concelho - Freguesias - Rosais )
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b www.ine.pt - indicator resident population by place of residence and sex; Decennial in the database of the Instituto Nacional de Estatística
- ↑ Overview of code assignments from Freguesias on epp.eurostat.ec.europa.eu
- ↑ www.monumentos.pt (under Cronologia ), accessed on August 23, 2013
