Norte Grande (Azores)
Norte Grande | |
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Vista to Fajã do Ouvidor, along the northern coast of São Jorge in the civil parish of Norte Grande | |
| Coordinates: 38°40′10″N 28°3′30″W / 38.66944°N 28.05833°W | |
| Country | Portugal |
| Auton. region | Azores |
| Island | São Jorge |
| Municipality | Velas |
| Established | Settlement: c. 1570 |
| Area | |
• Total | 31.85 km2 (12.30 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 343 m (1,125 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 532 |
| • Density | 17/km2 (43/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−01:00 (AZOT) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+00:00 (AZOST) |
| Postal code | 9800-132 |
| Area code | 292 |
| Patron | Nossa Senhora das Neves |
Norte Grande is a civil parish in the municipality of Velas on the Portuguese island of São Jorge in the Azores; owing to the existence of an ecumenical faith community throughout its history, the parish has also taken on the name of its religious invocation (Nossa Senhora dos Neves, or Neves for short). The population in 2011 was 532, in an area of 31.85 km2.