Porto Judeu

Porto Judeu is a freguesia ("parish") in the municipality of Angra do Heroísmo on the island of Terceira in the Azores. The population in 2011 was 2,501,^[1] in an area of 30.27 km².^[2] It contains the localities Banda da Canada, Cruz, Cruz do Canário, Porto Judeu de Baixo, Porto Judeu de Cima, Refugo and Ribeira do Testo.

Porto Judeu
Civil parish
Chapel of Holy Spirit
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Coordinates: 38°38′59″N 27°7′0″W
Country	Portugal
Auton. region	Azores
Island	Terceira
Municipality	Angra do Heroísmo
Established	Settlement: fl.1450 Parish: c. 1470 Town: 12 February 1502 (519 years)
Area
• Total	30.27 km2 (11.69 sq mi)
Elevation	33 m (108 ft)
Population  (2011)
• Total	2,501
• Density	83/km2 (210/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC−01:00 (AZOT)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+00:00 (AZOST)
Postal code	9700-368
Area code	292
Patron	Santo António
Website	www.portojudeu.pt

In Portuguese, Porto Judeu means "Jewish Port". In the past other common names were Porto Judeu de Santo António ("Jewish Port of Saint Anthony") and Porto do Judeu ("Port of the Jew").

Notable People

Peter Francisco - American patriot and soldier in the American Revolutionary War