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Vila do Corvo (Portuguese pronunciation: ⓘ) is the smallest municipality in the Portuguese archipelago of the Azores, constituting the island of Corvo in its entirety. With a population of 430 in 2011, [1] it is the least populated of the Portuguese municipalities, and the only Portuguese municipality, by law, without a civil parish (freguesia, the smallest administrative unit in Portugal).
Corvo Island (Portuguese: Ilha do Corvo, pronounced [ˈiʎɐ ðu ˈkoɾvu], lit. ' Island of the Crow ') is the smallest and the northernmost island of the Azores archipelago and the northernmost in Macaronesia. It has a population of 435 inhabitants (as of 2023) [3] making it the smallest single municipality in the Azores and in Portugal.
An image of Nossa Senhora do Rosário, which was found in the Canada da Rocha, and legend indicate that this figure saved the island's defenders from the bullets of the pirates. [ 1 ] Corvo was elevated to the status of parish in 1674, under the invocation of Nossa Senhora do Rosário , and the church was rebuilt: a vicar, clergy and treasurer ...
The Windmills of Corvo (Portuguese: Moinhos de vento do Corvo/Moinhos de vento da Ponta Negra) is a group of windmills located in the municipality of Vila do Corvo, island of Corvo, in the Portuguese archipelago of the Azores. [1]
The Lighthouse of Ponta Negra (Portuguese: Farolim da Ponta Negra) is a beacon/lighthouse located along the cliffs of promontory of Ponta Negra, in the municipality of Vila do Corvo, on the Portuguese island of Corvo, in the archipelago of the Azores.
Portugal portal; Subcategories. This category has only the following subcategory. B. Buildings and structures in Vila do Corvo (4 P) Pages in category "Vila do Corvo"
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The airport is situated on the southern coast of the island, at least 50 m (160 ft) from the water's edge, flanking the southern limit of Vila do Corvo. The runway extends 800 m (2,625 ft) along the isthmus, from the western beach of Praia da Areia to the rocky outcroppings of Ponta Negra on the eastern shore.