Lajes (Praia da Vitória)

Lajes is a civil parish in the municipality of Praia da Vitória, on the Portuguese island of Terceira in the Azores. The population in 2011 was 3,744, in an area of 12.11 square kilometres (4.68 sq mi). It is the second most populous parish in the municipality of Praia da Vitória. It contains the localities Fundões, Caldeira, Canada da Caldeira, Canada das Fontainhas, Canada das Vinhas, Canada do Poço, Lajedo, Lajes, Picão, Rebentão and Santa Rita.

Lajes
The northern portion of Lajes Airfield
Lajes
Location in the Azores
Lajes
Lajes (Terceira)
Coordinates: 38°45′45″N 27°6′21″W
Country Portugal
Auton. regionAzores
IslandTerceira
MunicipalityPraia da Vitória
EstablishedSettlement: fl. 1500
Parish: fl. 3 April 1507
Civil parish: fl. 1614
Town: 12 June 2002
Area
  Total12.11 km2 (4.68 sq mi)
Elevation
63 m (207 ft)
Population
 (2011)
  Total3,744
  Density310/km2 (800/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−01:00 (AZOT)
  Summer (DST)UTC±00:00 (AZOST)
Postal code
9760-292
Area code292
PatronSão Miguel Arcanjo
Websitewww.jflajes.com

Lajes is best known for being the location of Portuguese Air Force Base No.4, used for military, small inter-island, as well as scheduled and chartered flights from North America and mainland Europe. The U.S. military has a multi-year agreement with the government of Portugal at Lajes Airfield, which is the base for U.S. 65th Air Base Wing (65 ABW).

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