Ponta Delgada

This article is about a city in the Azores. There is also Ponta Delgada (Santa Cruz das Flores) and Ponta Delgada (Madeira)

Ponta Delgada
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Ponta Delgada coat of Arms

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Flag of Ponta Delgada

Statistics
Population: 65,853 (2001)
Area: 231,90 km²
Density: 283.97/km²
Parishes: 24
Website: none
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Ponta Delgada at night

Ponta Delgada is a city on São Miguel Island in the Azores (an autonomous region of Portugal). It has a population of 70,000 (as of 2004). It serves as the seat of the executive government of the Azores Autonomous Region. Ponta Delgada is truly a charming and active city; it is the tourist heart of the Azores. Museums and monuments are everywhere, and the historic streets connect everything form hotels to shops and restaurants. Its huge first class marina harbors boats form all around globe and its nightlife attracts people from all over. In the evenings, especially during the summer, throngs of people promenade along the harbor. The airport lies on the western edge of the city, from which there are daily flights to the other islands and mainland Portugal.

Square in Ponta Delgada
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Square in Ponta Delgada

Ponta Delgada also has a university, the Universidade dos Açores (University of Azores).

Around the city is divided into two sections, Fajã de Baixo and Fajã de Cima.

Fajã de Baixo is agriculturally common with pineapple cultivation. Fajã de Cima has festivities. Much of the inhabitants work in the centre of the city.

It is also a municipality with 24 parishes, one of the most in the Azores. It is encircled with the Atlantic Ocean except for the east where the municipalities of Ribeira Grande and Lagoa are in the east.

Ponta Delgada has schools, lyceums, gymnasia, banks, a post office, a sporting facility with a minor soccer team and squares (praças).

It is accessed by roads, one linking west to Mosteiros, northeast to Ribeira Grande and east to Furnas and Povoação.

The mountains are to the northern part, the western part and about 1 to 2 km away from the Atlantic Ocean.

The football/soccer team for Ponta Delgada is União Micaelense

The 24 parishes of Ponta Delgada include:

Persons

Settlements

Name Latitude Longitude Elevation Map links
Lomba da Cruz 37.81667 N 25.81667 W 123 m (406 ft) Map (Mapquest) (http://www.mapquest.com/maps/map.adp?latlongtype=decimal&latitude=&longitude=&zoom=6) Aerial photograph (Terraserver) (http://terraserver.microsoft.com/map.aspx?t=1&s=14&lon=&lat=&w=750&h=500)
Cerrado das Freiras 37.8667 (37°52') N 25.7833 (25°46') W 593 m (1,948 ft) Street map from Mapquest (http://www.mapquest.com/maps/map.adp?latlongtype=decimal&latitude=37.8667&longitude=-25.7833&zoom=6), Aerial photograph from Microsoft Terraserver (http://terraserver.microsoft.com/map.aspx?t=1&s=14&lon=-25.7833&lat=37.8667&w=750&h=500)

21/24 parishes are over 1,000 and 63,118 or 95.8% are over 1,000. 2,735 or 4.15% are under 1,000. 3.24 parishes are under 1,000 The largest parish in population is São José and in density is São Pedro. The smallest in population is Sete Cidades. The largest parish is Arrifes; the smallest is Fajã de Baixo. The most populated parish is Fajã de Baixo and the smallest is Sete Cidades. The highest parishes is Remédios.

External links

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