Luz (Santa Cruz da Graciosa)

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Luz
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The most southern community in Luz, Carapacho, as seen from the Ponta da Restinga
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Luz
Location in the Azores
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Luz
Luz (Graciosa)
Coordinates: 39°1′18″N27°59′23″W / 39.02167°N 27.98972°W / 39.02167; -27.98972
CountryFlag of Portugal.svg  Portugal
Auton. region Azores
Island Graciosa
Municipality Santa Cruz da Graciosa
EstablishedParish: c.1601
Civil parish: c.1867
Area
  Total11.70 km2 (4.52 sq mi)
Elevation
88 m (289 ft)
Population
 (2011)
  Total683
  Density58/km2 (150/sq mi)
Time zone UTC−01:00 (AZOT)
  Summer (DST) UTC±00:00 (AZOST)
Postal code
9880-154
Area code 292
Patron Nossa Senhora de Luz
Website jfluz.pt/site/

Luz is a civil parish in the municipality of Santa Cruz da Graciosa on the island of Graciosa in the Portuguese Azores. The population in 2011 was 683, [1] in an area of 11.70 km2. [2] It contains the localities Alto do Sul, Fajã da Folga, Folga, Carapacho, Luz and Pedras Brancas.

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