Algarvia is a civil parish

Freguesia

Freguesia is the Portuguese term for a secondary local administrative unit in Portugal and some of its former colonies, and a former secondary local administrative unit in Macau, roughly equivalent to an administrative parish. A freguesia is a subdivision of a concelho, the Portuguese synonym term...

 in the municipality of Nordeste, on the island of São Miguel

São Miguel Island

São Miguel Island , nicknamed "The Green Island", is the largest and most populous island in the Portuguese Azores archipelago. The island covers and has around 140,000 inhabitants, 45,000 of these people located in the largest city in the archipelago: Ponta Delgada.-History:In 1427, São Miguel...

 in the Portuguese

Portugal

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 Azores

Azores

The Archipelago of the Azores is composed of nine volcanic islands situated in the middle of the North Atlantic Ocean, and is located about west from Lisbon and about east from the east coast of North America. The islands, and their economic exclusion zone, form the Autonomous Region of the...

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History

On July 16, 2002, the parish was split from Nordestinho

Nordestinho

Nordestinho was a parish in the district of Nordeste in the Azores. The population in 2001 was 960, its density was 38.8/km² and the area was 24.73 km². It is located E of Ribeira Grande, NE of Furnas and near Nordeste. The main industry were agriculture. It is connected with a road...

 and also created Santo António de Nordestinho

Santo António de Nordestinho

Santo António de Nordestinho is a parish in the municipality of Nordeste, Azores in the Portuguese Azores, located near the village and parish of Nordeste.-History:...

 and São Pedro de Nordestinho

São Pedro de Nordestinho

São Pedro de Nordestinho is a parish in the district of Nordeste in the Azores. It was probably the seat where the old parish of Nodestinho was located. It is located west of Nordeste. The main industry is agriculture. It is connected with a road linking Ponta Delgada and Nordeste. The...

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Geography

It is connected with a road linking to Ribeira Grande - Nordeste. The mountains are to the south.

Algarvia has a school, and a square (praça).

Economy

The region is primarily known for agricultural activities, although some local-oriented commercial shops do exist.