Lajes das Flores

Lajes das Flores
Rugged interior of the municipality of Lajes das Flores
Rugged interior of the municipality of Lajes das Flores
Flag of Lajes das Flores
Coat of arms of Lajes das Flores
Location of the municipality of Lajes das Flores in the archipelago of the Azores
Location of the municipality of Lajes das Flores in the archipelago of the Azores
Coordinates: 39°24′20″N 31°13′4″W / 39.40556°N 31.21778°W / 39.40556; -31.21778
Country Portugal
Auton. regionAzores
IslandFlores
EstablishedSettlement: c.1457
Municipality: c.1832
Parishes7
Government
 • PresidentJoão António Vieira Lourenço
Area
 • Total70.05 km2 (27.05 sq mi)
Elevation
384 m (1,260 ft)
Population
 (2021)
 • Total1,408
 • Density20/km2 (52/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−01:00 (AZOT)
 • Summer (DST)UTC±00:00 (AZOST)
Postal code
9960-431
Area code(+351) 292 XXX-XXXX
PatronNossa Senhora do Rosário
Local holiday3rd Monday in July
WebsiteCmlajesflores

Lajes das Flores (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈlaʒɨʒ ðɐʃ ˈfloɾɨʃ] ) is a municipality in the western part of the Azores; it includes the southern part of the island of Flores. To the north, where it is bordered by Santa Cruz das Flores. The population in 2021 was 1,408,[1] in an area of 70.05 square kilometres (27.05 sq mi).[2] Its municipal seat is in the parish of the same name.