Ponta Delgada

Ponta Delgada
Flag of Ponta Delgada
Coat of arms of Ponta Delgada
Ponta Delgada is located in Azores
Ponta Delgada
Ponta Delgada
Location in the Azores
Ponta Delgada is located in São Miguel
Ponta Delgada
Ponta Delgada
Ponta Delgada (São Miguel)
Coordinates: 37°44′28″N 25°40′50″W / 37.74111°N 25.68056°W / 37.74111; -25.68056
Country Portugal
Auton. regionAzores
IslandSão Miguel
EstablishedSettlement: c. 1450
Municipality: 2 April 1546
Parishes24
Government
 • PresidentPedro Nascimento Cabral[1]
Area
 • Total232.99 km2 (89.96 sq mi)
Highest elevation
761 m (2,497 ft)
Lowest elevation
0 m (0 ft)
Population
 (2021)
 • TotalNeutral decrease 67,287
Time zoneUTC−01:00 (AZOT)
 • Summer (DST)UTC±00:00 (AZOST)
Postal code
9504-523
Area code296
PatronSenhor Santo Cristo dos Milagres
Local holidayMonday following the Sunday of festival of Senhor Santo Cristo

Ponta Delgada (European Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈpõtɐ ðɛlˈɣaðɐ] ; lit.'Thin Cape') is the largest municipality (concelho) and executive capital of the Autonomous Region of the Azores in Portugal. It is located on São Miguel Island, the largest and most populous in the archipelago. As of 2021, it has 67,287 inhabitants,[2] in an area of 232.99 square kilometres (89.96 square miles).[3] There are 17,629 residents in the three central civil parishes that comprise the historical city: São Pedro, São Sebastião, and São José.[4] Ponta Delgada became the region's administrative capital under the revised constitution of 1976; the judiciary and Catholic See remained in the historical capital of Angra do Heroísmo while the Legislative Assembly of the Azores was established in Horta.

  1. ^ "Composição e áreas do executivo". cm-pontadelgada.pt (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 10 November 2021.
  2. ^ "INE – Plataforma de divulgação dos Censos 2021 – Resultados Preliminares". censos.ine.pt. Retrieved 10 November 2021.
  3. ^ Eurostat Archived 7 October 2012 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ Instituto Nacional de Estatística