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Vila de São Sebastião, PortugalTags: Vila de São Sebastião,PortugalVila de São Sebastião, also called São Sebastião (Portuguese for Saint Sebastian) is a parish in the municipality of Angra do Heroísmo on the island ofTerceira in the Azores. The population in 2001 was 1,984, its population density was 81.4/km², and the land area is 24.36 km². It is located in the southeastern part of the island of Terceira, and it is connected by a road linking Angra do Heroísmo and Praia da Vitória. The mountains dominate the northwest part of the parish.
HistoryIn 1836, Francisco Ferreira Drummond fought against the idea of dissolving the old municipality and merging it into Angra do Heroísmo. On April 1, 1870, São Sebastião became part of Angra do Heroísmo and changed its name to Vila de São Sebastião. Famous residentsFrancisco Ferreira Drummond (January 21, 1796 - September 11, 1858), a Portuguese writer a historian and a politician who fought against the disappearance of the old municipality, author of Annals of Terceira Island. OtherVila de São Sebastião has a few schools, a lyceum, a gymnasium, churches, and squares (praças).
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