Fajãzinha

Fajãzinha () is a civil parish in the municipality of Lajes das Flores located from the main town of Lajes das Flores, on the western coast of Portuguese island of Flores. The population in 2021 was 71, in an area of . It contains the localities Fajãzinha and Ladeiras.

Key facts

Portuguese subdivision.type: parish
Portuguese subdivision.name: Fajãzinha
Portuguese subdivision.image_skyline: Azoren Flores Fajazinha 1.jpg
Portuguese subdivision.image_caption: The central square of Fajãzinha, with the Church of Nossa Senhora dos Remédios along the roadway, and the Ladeira do Picado in the background
Portuguese subdivision.region: Azores
Portuguese subdivision.island: Flores
Portuguese subdivision.municipality: Lajes das Flores
Portuguese subdivision.established_date: Parish: July 1676Civil parish: 28 November 1684
Portuguese subdivision.area_total_km2: 6.16
Portuguese subdivision.elevation_m: 90
Portuguese subdivision.population_as_of: 2021
Portuguese subdivision.population_total: 71
Portuguese subdivision.postal_code: 9960-440
Portuguese subdivision.area_code: 292
Portuguese subdivision.patron: Nossa Senhora dos Remédios
Portuguese subdivision.website: <!--
Portuguese subdivision.footnotes: Geographic detail from CAOP (2010) produced by Instituto Geográfico Português (IGP) -->

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History
20th century
Geography
Architecture
Civic
Religious
References
Notes
Sources

==History== thumb|235px|left|A view of Fajãzinha from the central plateau and Ribeira Grande The western coast was explored during the middle of the 16th century, with the first stable settlements appearing in the beginning of the following century. These first colonists were captained by João Soares, native of São Miguel, who settled in the area of Lajedo.

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