Central Hídrica da Fábrica Nova
Central Hídrica da Fábrica Nova is a power station in Água de Alto, Vila Franca do Campo Municipality. Central Hídrica da Fábrica Nova is situated nearby to the reservoir Reservatório de Água da Fábrica da Cidade, as well as near Fábrica da Vila.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Lagoon of Fire and Água de Pau Massif.
Lagoon of Fire
Lake
Photo: Apeto, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Lagoa do Fogo is a crater lake within the Água de Pau Massif stratovolcano in the center of the island of São Miguel in the Portuguese archipelago of the Azores. Lagoon of Fire is situated 3 km north of Central Hídrica da Fábrica Nova.
Água de Pau Massif
Volcano
Água de Pau Massif is a stratovolcanic complex, located in the central part of the island of São Miguel, in the Portuguese archipelago of the Azores. More recognizable for the Lagoa do Fogo at its centre, the volcanic complex includes centuries of geomorphological structures that include lava domes, cones and encrusted lava flows that have marked its history from, the last, 45,000 years BC. Água de Pau Massif is situated 3½ km north of Central Hídrica da Fábrica Nova.
Convent of Caloura
Church
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Convent of Caloura is a Portuguese 16th-century convent located in the civil parish of Água de Pau, in the municipality of Lagoa, on the island of São Miguel in the archipelago of the Azores. Convent of Caloura is situated 3½ km southwest of Central Hídrica da Fábrica Nova.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Vila Franca do Campo and Água de Pau.
Vila Franca do Campo
Town
Photo: Ymblanter, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Vila Franca do Campo is a Portuguese town on the island of São Miguel in the Autonomous Region of the Azores. It covers an area of 78.00 km² and has a population of 10,323 inhabitants. Vila Franca do Campo is situated 4 km southeast of Central Hídrica da Fábrica Nova.
Água de Pau
Town
Photo: Vitor Oliveira, CC BY 2.0.
Água de Pau is a civil parish in the municipality of Lagoa in the Portuguese archipelago of the Azores. The population in 2011 was 3,058, in an area of 17.46 km2. It contains the localities Água de Pau, Caloura, Cerco, Cinzeiro, Galera and Jubileu. Água de Pau is situated 4 km southwest of Central Hídrica da Fábrica Nova.
São Miguel
Photo: Apeto, CC BY-SA 3.0.
São Miguel is the largest and most populous island of the Azores archipelago. Portuguese for Saint Michael, the island is also known by locals as "The Green Island". Most visitors arriving in the Azores will pass through São Miguel.
Central Hídrica da Fábrica Nova
- Type: Power station
- Categories: building and industry
- Location: Água de Alto, Vila Franca do Campo Municipality, Azores, Islands of the Atlantic Ocean
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Latitude
37.73609° or 37° 44′ 10″ northLongitude
-25.46959° or 25° 28′ 11″ westInception
1927Operator
Eletricidade dos AçoresOpen location code
899PPGPJ+C5OpenStreetMap ID
way 1086402121OpenStreetMap feature
building=yes
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