São Bento

São Bento is a parish in the municipality of on the island of in the . The population in 2011 was 2,000, in an area of 10.34 km².

Places of Interest

Highlights include Fortress of São João Baptista and Angra do Heroísmo City Hall.

Photo: Luissilveira, Public domain.
The , also known as the Fort of São Filipe or Fort of Monte Brasil is a historic fortress and defensive emplacement, located in the civil parish of , municipality of in the Portuguese island of , archipelago of the .

Town hall
The is a medieval structure constructed to house the municipal council/authority, situated in the civil parish of , municipality of , on the archipelago of the .

Church
The is a 16th-century cathedral located in the civil parish of , in the municipality of , on the island of in the archipelago of the .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Nossa Senhora da Conceição and São Mateus da Calheta.

Village
Photo: Carlos Luis M C da Cruz, Public domain.
is a parish in the municipality of on the island of located in the .

Town
Photo: Luissilveira, Public domain.
is a civil parish within the municipality of in the archipelago of the . The population in 2011 was 3,757, in an area of 5.98 km2. is situated 5 km west of São Bento.

São Bento

Latitude
38.6621° or 38° 39′ 44″ north
Longitude
-27.2088° or 27° 12′ 32″ west
Population
2,000
Elevation
306 metres (1,004 feet)
Open location code
89CJMQ6R+RF
Open­Street­Map ID
node 3450882740
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
8013478
Wiki­data ID
Q1998158
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In Other Languages

From Asturian to Turkish—“São Bento” goes by many names.
  • Asturian: São Bento
  • Cebuano: São Bento (parokya sa Portugal, Azores)
  • Cebuano: São Bento
  • Chechen: Сан-Бенту (Ангра-ду-Эроишму)
  • Chechen: Сан-Бенту
  • Chinese: São Bento
  • French: São Bento
  • German: São Bento (Angra do Heroísmo)
  • German: São Bento
  • Min Nan Chinese: São Bento
  • Polish: São Bento (Azory)
  • Polish: São Bento
  • Portuguese: Sao Bento (Angra do Heroismo)
  • Portuguese: São Bento (Angra do Heroísmo)
  • Portuguese: Sao Bento
  • Portuguese: São Bento
  • Russian: Сан-Бенту
  • Spanish: Sao Bento
  • Spanish: São Bento
  • Tatar: Сан-Бенту (Ангра-ду-Эроишму)
  • Tatar: Сан-Бенту
  • Turkish: Sao Bento
  • Turkish: São Bento
  • São Bento

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