Azores
Lajes das Flores Municipality
Fajã Grande

Fajã Grande

Fajã Grande is a rural civil parish in the municipality of in the archipelago of the . The population in 2021 was 220, in an area of 12.97 km2.
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  • Type: Village with 202 residents
  • Description: civil parish in Lajes das Flores
  • Historically known as: “San Pedro”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Lagoa Branca and Morro Alto.

Lake
Photo: Gagofoto, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a lake, which is situated 3 km east of Fajã Grande.

Peak
Photo: Luissilveira, Public domain.
is the highest mountain of , , . It is part of a trachytic process represented by the Pico da Sé, forming an imposing volcanic apparatus embedded between two deep erosion valleys, product of the Badanela and Fazenda rivers. is situated 3½ km east of Fajã Grande.

Lake
Photo: Unukorno, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a lake, which is situated 4 km east of Fajã Grande.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Fajã de Lopo Vaz.

Hamlet
Photo: Dreizung, Public domain.
The is a permanent debris field, built from the collapsing cliffs on the southern coast of the civil parish of , municipality of , island of , in the archipelago of the . is situated 10 km southeast of Fajã Grande.

Fajã Grande

Latitude
39.45405° or 39° 27′ 15″ north
Longitude
-31.26232° or 31° 15′ 44″ west
Population
202
Elevation
28 metres (92 feet)
Open location code
89FCFP3Q+J3
Open­Street­Map ID
node 2970471413
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
7521915
Wiki­data ID
Q996979
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In Other Languages

From Asturian to Turkish—“Fajã Grande” goes by many names.
  • Asturian: “Fajã Grande”
  • Cebuano: “Fajã Grande”
  • Chechen: “Фажан-Гранде”
  • Chinese: “Fajã Grande”
  • Dutch: “Fajã Grande”
  • French: “Fajã Grande”
  • German: “Faja Grande”
  • German: “Fajã Grande”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Fajã Grande”
  • Polish: “Fajã Grande”
  • Portuguese: “Faja Grande”
  • Portuguese: “Fajã Grande”
  • Russian: “Фажан-Гранде”
  • Spanish: “Faja Grande”
  • Spanish: “Fajã Grande”
  • Tatar: “Фажан-Гранде”
  • Turkish: “Faja Grande”
  • Turkish: “Fajã Grande”
  • “Fajã Grande”

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