Urzelina

Urzelina is a civil parish in the municipality of Velas in the Portuguese islands of the Azores. The population in 2011 was 902, in an area of 13.69 km². It is situated near the south coast of the island of São Jorge. It is alternately known as São Mateus, to which the parish was named after its patron saint.

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Portuguese subdivision.type: parish
Portuguese subdivision.name: Urzelina
Portuguese subdivision.image_skyline: SJO VEL Urzelina.JPG
Portuguese subdivision.image_caption: Village of Urzelina, as seen from the highest point in the civil parish (Pico Verde)
Portuguese subdivision.region: Azores
Portuguese subdivision.island: São Jorge
Portuguese subdivision.municipality: Velas
Portuguese subdivision.image_map: Locator map AZO SJO Urzelina.svg
Portuguese subdivision.map_caption: Location of the civil parish of Urzelina within the municipality of Velas
Portuguese subdivision.area_total_km2: 13.69
Portuguese subdivision.elevation_m: 86
Portuguese subdivision.population_as_of: 2011
Portuguese subdivision.population_total: 902
Portuguese subdivision.postal_code: 9800-433
Portuguese subdivision.area_code: 292
Portuguese subdivision.patron: São Mateus

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Wikidata facts

Population: 896
Area: 13.67
Image: SJO VEL Urzelina.JPG
Dialing code: 292

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Commons category: Urzelina
postal code: 9800-433
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==History== thumb|235px|left|Urzelina as seen in 1910, during the popular festivals of the time The first settlers reached this coast in the 15th century, but were isolated from Faial. Many of the early homes were built along the coast, on lowlands and flanks of the interior mountain range, interspersed in the forests.