São Miguel ( Portuguese for

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) is a parish in the municipality of

Vila Franca do Campo Vila Franca do Campo () is a Portuguese town on the island of São Miguel in the Autonomous Region of the Azores. It covers an area of 78.00 km² and has a population of 10,323 inhabitants (2021). The municipality is divided into 6 parishes and is ...

in the

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. The population in 2011 was 2,659, in an area of 12.60 km².Eurostat
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History

In July 2002, the settlement of Ribeira Seca split from São Miguel and became an independent parish.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Sao Miguel (Vila Franca Do Campo) Freguesias of Vila Franca do Campo (Azores)