Rosais
Rosais | |
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Interior vista towards the northwestern coast and plateau of Rosais | |
| Coordinates: 38°43′3″N 28°15′0″W / 38.71750°N 28.25000°W | |
| Country | Portugal |
| Auton. region | Azores |
| Island | São Jorge |
| Municipality | Velas |
| Established | Settlement: c. 1568 |
| Area | |
• Total | 24.23 km2 (9.36 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 244 m (801 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 743 |
| • Density | 31/km2 (79/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−01:00 (AZOT) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+00:00 (AZOST) |
| Postal code | 9800-209 |
| Area code | 292 |
| Patron | Nossa Senhora do Rosário |
Rosais (literally, archaic Portuguese for "rosaries") is a civil parish in the municipality of Velas in the Portuguese archipelago of the Azores. The population in 2011 was 743, in an area of 24.23 km².