Luz (Santa Cruz da Graciosa)

Luz
The most southern community in Luz, Carapacho, as seen from the Ponta da Restinga
Luz
Location in the Azores
Luz
Luz (Graciosa)
Coordinates: 39°1′18″N 27°59′23″W / 39.02167°N 27.98972°W / 39.02167; -27.98972
Country Portugal
Auton. regionAzores
IslandGraciosa
MunicipalitySanta Cruz da Graciosa
EstablishedParish: c.1601
Civil parish: c.1867
Area
 • Total
11.70 km2 (4.52 sq mi)
Elevation
88 m (289 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total
683
 • Density58/km2 (150/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−01:00 (AZOT)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+00:00 (AZOST)
Postal code
9880-154
Area code292
PatronNossa Senhora de Luz
Websitejfluz.pt/site/

Luz is a civil parish in the municipality of Santa Cruz da Graciosa on the island of Graciosa in the Portuguese Azores. The population in 2011 was 683,[1] in an area of 11.70 km2.[2] It contains the localities Alto do Sul, Fajã da Folga, Folga, Carapacho, Luz and Pedras Brancas.

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