Lagoa, Azores

Lagoa
The sheltered cove of Porto dos Carneiros
Location of the municipality of Lagoa in the archipelago of the Azores
Coordinates: 37°44′55″N 25°32′25″W / 37.74861°N 25.54028°W / 37.74861; -25.54028
Country Portugal
Auton. regionAzores
IslandSão Miguel
EstablishedSettlement: c. 1515
Municipality: 11 April 1522
Parishes5
Government
  PresidentFrederico Furtado de Sousa
Area
  Total
45.59 km2 (17.60 sq mi)
Elevation
203 m (666 ft)
Population
 (2011)
  Total
14,442
  Density320/km2 (820/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−01:00 (AZOT)
  Summer (DST)UTC+00:00 (AZOST)
Postal code
9560-045
Area code296
PatronNossa Senhora do Rosário
Local holiday11 April

Lagoa (Portuguese pronunciation: [lɐˈɣoɐ] ; Portuguese for lagoon) is a municipality in the southwestern part of São Miguel Island in the Azores. The population in 2011 was 14,442, in an area of 45.59 km². Lagoa is located east of Ponta Delgada, the island capital.