Lajes das Flores

Lajes das Flores is both a parish and a district in western part of the Azores.

The parish population in 2001 was 540, its density is 29.3/km² and the area is 18.45 km².

The population is 1,502(2001) and the area is 69.59 km²/6,959 ha. The district includes the southern portion of the island of Flores. It is encircled almost entirely with the Atlantic Ocean except for the north. It is bordered by Santa Cruz das Flores to the south.

Lajes das Flores has a few schools, a lyceum, a gymnasium, churches and squares (Praças)

Parishes

Here are 7 parishes of Lajes das Flores:

• Fajã Grande
• Fajãzinha
• Fazenda
• Lajedo
• Lajes das Flores
• Lomba
• Mosteiro

The largest parish in area and population is Lajes das Flores. The most populated parish is Fazenda. The smallest parish in population, area and density is Mosteiros.