Horta (Matriz)

Matriz is a freguesia in the municipality of Horta, in the , which is part of the urbanized core of the city of Horta. The population in 2011 was 2,562, in an area of 1.81 km².
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Fort of Santa Cruz and Botanical Garden of Faial.

Fort
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, is a 16th-century fortification located in the civil parish of , municipality of Horta, on the island of in the .

Garden
Photo: Luissilveira, Public domain.
The is an ecological garden, component of the Faial Nature Park, established in 1986 to educate and protect the biodiversity common on , an island of the archipelago.

Photo: Luissilveira, Public domain.
The is a watchtower located in the civil parish of , in the municipality of Horta.

Horta (Matriz)

Latitude
38.5383° or 38° 32′ 18″ north
Longitude
-28.6351° or 28° 38′ 6″ west
Population
2,560
Elevation
103 metres (338 feet)
Open location code
89CHG9Q7+8X
Geo­Names ID
8013525
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