Biscoitos
Biscoitos is a civil parish in the municipality of Praia da Vitória, on the island of Terceira in the Portuguese Azores. The population in 2011 was 1,424, in an area of 27.05 km2.
Luissilveira, Public domain.- Village with about 1,450 residents
- …lies at an elevation of around 180 metres (580 feet)
- Description: civil parish in Praia da Vitória
- Also known as“Biscoutos”“São Pedro Biscoutos”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Igreja do Imaculado Coração de Maria and Church of São Pedro.
Fort of São Pedro
Castle
The Fort of São Pedro, also known as the Fort of the…
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Altares.
Biscoitos
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Latitude
38.79254° or 38° 47′ 33″ north
Longitude
-27.25807° or 27° 15′ 29″ west
Open location code
89CJQPVR+2Q
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
GeoNames ID
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Asturian to Urdu—“Biscoitos” goes by many names.
- Asturian: “Biscoitos”
- Cebuano: “Biscoitos”
- Chechen: “Бишкойтуш”
- Dutch: “Biscoitos”
- French: “Biscoitos”
- German: “Biscoitos”
- Irish: “Biscoitos”
- Italian: “Biscoitos”
- Min Nan Chinese: “Biscoitos”
- Portuguese: “Biscoitos”
- Russian: “Бишкойтуш”
- Spanish: “Biscoitos”
- Tatar: “Бишкойтуш”
- Turkish: “Biscoitos”
- Urdu: “بسکویٹوس”
Places with the Same Name
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Ponta dos Biscoitos and Ribeira da Laje.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Sociedade dos Biscoitos and Museu do Vinho.
Azores: Highlights
Learn more about Ponta Delgada and Angra do Heroísmo.
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