Sao Jorge (Santana)
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| Basic data | ||||||
| Autonomous Region : | Madeira | |||||
| Concelho : | Santana | |||||
| Coordinates : | 32 ° 49 ′ N , 16 ° 54 ′ W | |||||
| Residents: | 1473 (as of June 30, 2011) | |||||
| Surface: | 19.34 km² (as of January 1, 2010) | |||||
| Population density : | 76 inhabitants per km² | |||||
| Postal code : | 9230-140 | |||||
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| Mayor : | Teófilo Alírio Reis Cunha ( CDS ) | |||||
| Address of the municipal administration: | Junta de Freguesia de São Jorge Rua Cardeal D. Teodósio de Gouveia 9230-140 São Jorge |
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| Website: | www.freguesiasaojorge.com | |||||
São Jorge is a municipality ( freguesia ) on the north coast of the Portuguese island of Madeira , in the district ( concelho ) of Santana . The community has an area of 19.3 km² and 1,473 inhabitants (as of June 30, 2011).
history
From 1419 the settlement of Madeira Island began. In 1515 , the independent community of São Jorge was created.
In 1999 , UNESCO added the Madeira Laurisilva Forest to its World Heritage List . About half of the municipality of São Jorge is located in this nature reserve.
administration
São Jorge is the name of a municipality ( freguesia ). The neighboring communities are Arco de São Jorge in the west and Ilha and Santana in the east .
The following localities are in the municipality of São Jorge:
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Sons and daughters
- Teodósio Clemente de Gouveia (1889–1962), Archbishop of Maputo , Mozambique
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ 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
- ^ History page of the parish website , accessed August 31, 2013
Arco de São Jorge | Faial | Ilha | Santana | São Jorge | Sao Roque do Faial