Lomba (Lajes das Flores)
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Lomba is a civil parish in the municipality of Lajes das Flores
on the island of Flores in the Azores
. The population in 2001 is 197, its density is 19.7/km, and the area is 10.02 km². The religious parish, since 1698, was established to the invocation of Saint Cajetan of Thiene
, at the time a population of 750 residents (during the 19th century).
(to the south) and Caveira
(in the north), approximately 5 kilometers from the municipal seat, along the margins of Ribeira da Silva on the border of the municipality. Its taxonomy was derived from its location; Lomba was located on a high precipice over the ocean, delimited by valleys on either side (lomba is the Portuguese term for hill), and was once called Lomba da Boa Vista.
Lajes das Flores
Lajes das Flores is municipality in the western part of the Azores; it includes the southern portion of the island of Flores and is encircled almost entirely by the Atlantic Ocean except for the north, where it is bordered by Santa Cruz das Flores. It has a population of 1,491 inhabitants and a...
on the island of Flores in the Azores
Azores
The Archipelago of the Azores is composed of nine volcanic islands situated in the middle of the North Atlantic Ocean, and is located about west from Lisbon and about east from the east coast of North America. The islands, and their economic exclusion zone, form the Autonomous Region of the...
. The population in 2001 is 197, its density is 19.7/km, and the area is 10.02 km². The religious parish, since 1698, was established to the invocation of Saint Cajetan of Thiene
Saint Cajetan
Saint Cajetan , born Gaetano dei Conti di Tiene , is a Catholic Church saint and founder of the order of the Clerics Regular, better known as the Theatines...
, at the time a population of 750 residents (during the 19th century).
Geography
The civil parish is located on the east-southeast coast of the island, and confined by the parishes FazendaFazenda
Fazendas were coffee plantations that spread into the interior of Brazil between 1840 and 1896. They created major export commodities for Brazilian trade, but also led to intensification of slavery in Brazil.- Creation of fazendas :...
(to the south) and Caveira
Caveira
Caveira is the smallest civil parish on the island of Flores, located within the municipality of Santa Cruz das Flores, in the Azorean archipelago. The population in 2001 was less than 100 inhabitants, in an area of approximately 3.29 km²...
(in the north), approximately 5 kilometers from the municipal seat, along the margins of Ribeira da Silva on the border of the municipality. Its taxonomy was derived from its location; Lomba was located on a high precipice over the ocean, delimited by valleys on either side (lomba is the Portuguese term for hill), and was once called Lomba da Boa Vista.