Vila do Porto

Vila do Porto
View of Vila do Porto from outside of the Hotel Colombo
View of Vila do Porto from outside of the Hotel Colombo
Flag of Vila do Porto
Coat of arms of Vila do Porto
Map
Location of Vila do Porto in the Azores
Coordinates: 36°56′53″N 25°08′42″W / 36.948°N 25.145°W / 36.948; -25.145
Country Portugal
Auton. regionAzores
IslandSanta Maria
Settledc. 1460
Parishes
Government
 • TypeMunicipal Chamber
 • Chamber Pres.Bárbara Pereira Torres de Medeiros Chaves
 • Assembly Pres.João Manuel Andrade Fontes
 • Council Pres.Maria Dulce de Oliveira Resendes
Area
 • Total96.89 km2 (37.41 sq mi)
Elevation
242 m (794 ft)
Population
 (2021)
 • Total5,408
 • Density56/km2 (140/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-01:00 (AZOT)
 • Summer (DST)UTC±00:00 (AZOST)
Postal code
9580-539
Area code292
PatronOur Lady of the Assumption
Local holidayAugust 15
Websitecm-viladoporto.pt

Vila do Porto (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈvilɐ ðu ˈpoɾtu] ; "Port Town") is the single municipality, the name of the main town and one of the civil parishes on the island of Santa Maria, in the Portuguese archipelago of Azores. Its nearest neighbor, administratively, is the municipality of Povoação on the southern coast of São Miguel (to the northwest), and it is physically southwest of the islets of the Formigas. The population in 2021 was 5,408,[1] in an area of 96.89 km2 (37.41 sq mi).[2]

  1. ^ "Resident population (No.) by Place of residence, Sex and Marital status; Decennial - 2021". Statistics Portugal. Instituto Nacional de Estatística. December 16, 2021. Archived from the original on August 15, 2022. Retrieved August 15, 2022.
  2. ^ "Portugal - Local Administrative Unit NUTS3 Correspondence Table and Land Use Data" (XLS). Eurostat. Archived from the original (XLS) on October 7, 2012.