Praia da Vitória

Also known as Praia da Vitoria, Praia da Vitória Municipality

municipality in Portugal

Key facts

Country: Portugal
Auton region: Azores
Island: Terceira
Established: Settlement: fl. 1400, Municipality: c. 1480
President: Tibério Dinis
Total: 161.27 km (62.27 sq mi)
Elevation: 27 m (89 ft)
Density: 130.43/km (337.82/sq mi)
Time zone: UTC−01:00 (AZOT)
Summer dst: UTC+00:00 (AZOST)
Postal code: 9760-851
Patron: Santa Cruz
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Article

Praia da Vitória, officially the Very Notable City of Praia da Vitória, is a municipality in the Portuguese archipelago of the Azores. With a population of 21,035 (in 2011), the second largest administrative authority on the island of Terceira, it covers an area of 162.29 square kilometres (62.66 mi), that extends from the northern coast halfway into the interior.

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