Feteiras

Feteiras is a civil parish in the municipality of Ponta Delgada in the Portuguese archipelago of the Azores. It is situated in the western part of the island of São Miguel, on the south coast. The population in 2011 was 1,571, in an area of .

Key facts

Portuguese subdivision.type: parish
Portuguese subdivision.name: Feteiras
Portuguese subdivision.image_skyline: SMG PDL Feteiras.JPG
Portuguese subdivision.image_caption: The coastal plain of Feteiras, with its surroundings of pasturelands and subdivided parecels
Portuguese subdivision.region: Azores
Portuguese subdivision.island: São Miguel
Portuguese subdivision.municipality: Ponta Delgada
Portuguese subdivision.image_map: Locator map AZO SMG PDL Feteiras.svg
Portuguese subdivision.map_caption: Location of the civil parish of Feteiras in the municipality of Ponta Delgada
Portuguese subdivision.area_total_km2: 23.53
Portuguese subdivision.elevation_m: 406
Portuguese subdivision.population_as_of: 2011
Portuguese subdivision.population_total: 1571
Portuguese subdivision.postal_code: 9500-554
Portuguese subdivision.area_code: 292
Portuguese subdivision.patron: Santa Luzia
Portuguese subdivision.website: <!--
Portuguese subdivision.footnotes: Geographic detail from CAOP (2010) produced by Instituto Geográfico Português (IGP) -->

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History
Geography
Economy
Architecture
Culture
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==History== In the 16th century, the coastal area around the Porto dos Batéis (a name derived from the construction of a great carrack in the locale), was the principal settlement. This lowland region was eventually abandoned and settlers began populating the highland region above the cliffs, extending along the roadway that developed.

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