Fajã Grande

Fajã Grande is a rural civil parish in the municipality of Lajes das Flores in the Portuguese archipelago of the Azores. The population in 2021 was 220, in an area of 12.97 km2.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Flores and Lagoa Branca.

Flores

Photo: Dreizung, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Flores is an island in the Azores archipelago, an autonomous region of Portugal, in the Atlantic Ocean. It is well known for its abundance of flowers, hence its Portuguese name of Flores.

Lagoa Branca

Lake

Photo: Gagofoto, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Lagoa Branca is a lake.

Morro Alto is the highest mountain of Flores, Azores, Portugal. 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.

Fajã Grande

Type: Locality with 202 residents
Also known as: “Faja Grande”
Location: Lajes das Flores Municipality, Azores, Islands of the Atlantic Ocean
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Latitude

39.4605° or 39° 27′ 38″ north

Longitude

-31.2332° or 31° 13′ 60″ west

Population

202

Elevation

748 metres (2,454 feet)

Open location code

89FCFQ68+5P

GeoNames ID

8013529

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