Geography
The parish of Fenais da Ajuda occupies an area of 13.41 km², along the northern coast of Ribeira Grande between the parishes of Lomba da Maia and Lomba de São Pedro, and the municipality of Povoação (and its border with Furnas).
Fenais da Ajuda has a school, a lyceum, a gymnasium, a church and a square (praça).
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