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Santa Cruz das Flores, located in the north, has a 2493 inhabitants (2001 census) and includes the islands largest community (Santa Cruz das Flores), a community located on the eastern coast, and where the local airport, as well as the principal governmental services, primary and secondary schools, and regional health center are located.

Caveira is the smallest parish in size, bordering Lajes das Flores, with less than 100 inhabitants.

Cedros is the "middle" parish that straddles the river-valleys of Alagoa Bay and historical location of orchards owing to its micro-climate.

Ponta Delgada is third-largest community on the island, located along the northern coast.

Santa Cruz das Flores is municipal seat, location of the airport and largest population (less than 2000 inhabitants.

Lajes das Flores, the southern municipality includes many of the natural landscapes of the island, and is inhabited by approximately 1502 inhabitants (2001 census).

Fajã Grande is located in the basin and fajã on the western coast, with a population of less than 250 inhabitants.
Fajãzinha have less than 100 residents live in this community, located north of Fajã Grande; Fajãzinha is a diminutive of fajã, referring to it being a small agglomeration of homes in the corner of the fajã.
Fazendais  literally meaning "commercial goods" or "location where [these] goods are available for sale", it was the last civil parish to be formed (de-annexed from its neighbour in 1919); there less than 300 people living in an area of 29.5/km².
Lajedo is an agricultural community located 9 km from Lajes, and close to one of the islands ex-libris, the Rocha dos Bordões, as well as other natural monuments.
Lajes das Flores is the seat of the municipal government, located in the southeast coast; largest population center in the municipality.
Lomba is location of the island's first chapel, and neighbor of the parish of Lajes, Lomba literally represents an area border by river-valleys along the southern coast.
Mosteiro is the smallest parish in area and density, with less than 50 residents; it is the second smallest center on the island.

Fajãzinha

Fajãzinha, located along an alluvial plain fed by five lakes and ravines on the upper plateau of Lajes das Flores

Ponta Delgada

Ponta Delgada, settled in 1571, by Diogo das Chagas, immediately becoming a parish, located in Santa Cruz das Flores

Lagoa Comprida

Lagoa Comprida, one of several volcanic lakes located within the interior of the island

Rocha dos Bordões

Rocha dos Bordões, an ex-libris of the Flores; a columnar geomorphological structure produced during geological period

Boqueirão Whale Factory

Boqueirão Whale Factory, continuously active during the late 19th and early 20th Century

Ponta do Albernaz Flores Azores

The lighthouse at Ponta do Albernaz, constructed in 1925, to provide security along the northern coast.

Flores

The islands of the Western Group of the Azores - Corvo and Flores - were found in 1452, when the return voyage of exploration of Diogo de Teive and his son, John Teive, Newfoundland. At the beginning of next year, January 20, 1453, Alfonso V of Portugal made a donation to the islands "Marini Raven" to his uncle, Alfonso I, Duke of Braganza. In this document is not mentioned the island of Flores, because at that time had no name. However this was donated to the island, as the Corvo was at the time considered only a small island attached to the first. The islands were later donated to Prince Henry, Master of the Order of Christ, who in his will, appointing as the island of St. Thomas and the island of Santa Iria. With his death passed to the Prince Fernando, Duque de Viseu.

The current toponymy "Flores", in use since 1474 or in 1475, due to the abundance of yellow flowers ("cubres") that covered the coast of the island, whose seeds were possibly brought by migratory birds from the Florida peninsula In North America.