Ajuda da Bretanha is a parish in the district of Ponta Delgada in the Azores. The population in 2001 was 1,334, its density is 102.4/km² and the area is 13.03 km²/1,303 ha. The name comes from the settlers from Brittany in the 16th century. The parish of Bretanha on July 10, 2002 was divided into this parish and Pilar da Bretanha. The parish is the northernmost in the Ponta Delgada and the island of São Miguel. It is accessed with the road linking Mosteiros and Ribeira Grande and also southeast to Ponta Delgada. Ajuda da Bretanha is also located N of Sete Cidades. The main industry is agriculture and fishing. The Atlantic Ocean is to the north and the mountains are to the south. The cliffs are to the west. This article is about a city in the Azores. ... Flag of Azores Shaded relief map of the Azores from 1975 The Azores (Portuguese: Açores) are an archipelago of Portuguese islands in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean, about 1,500 km from Lisbon and about 3,900 km from the east coast of North America. ... 2001 is a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Traditional coat of arms This article is about the historical duchy and French province, as well as the cultural area of Brittany. ... (15th century - 16th century - 17th century - more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 16th century was that century which lasted from 1501 to 1600. ... 2002 : January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October - November - December A timeline of events in the news for July, 2002. ... São Miguel on a NASA satellite photo, with North to the top. ... Mosteiros is a parish in the district of Ponta Delgada in the Azores. ... There is also Ribeira Grande in Cape Verde, see Ribeira Grande, Cape Verde Ribeira Grande (Portuguese for large river) is a city on the southwest-central part of São Miguel Island in the Azores It has a population of 28,482 (as of 2001). ... Sete Cidades (Seven Cities) is one of the most beautiful natural settings in the Azores, composed of two lakes in the center of a volcanic crater about three miles across. ...

Nearest parishes

• Pilar da Bretanha
• Mosteiros, SW

Mosteiros is a parish in the district of Ponta Delgada in the Azores. ...

Geography

• Location:
  • Latitude: 37.9 (37°54') N
  • Longitude: 25.7667 (25°40') W
• Altitude:
  • Lowest: Atlantic Ocean
  • Centre: sea level

São Pedro has a school, a lyceum, a church and a square (praça).

External links

• http://www.azoren-online.com/saomiguel/tipps/sehenswuerdigkeiten/bretanha/index.shtml (in in German)
• Map and aerial photos
  • Street map from Mapquest (http://www.mapquest.com/maps/map.adp?latlongtype=decimal&latitude=37.9&longitude=-25.7667&zoom=6)
  • Aerial photograph from Microsoft Terraserver (http://terraserver.microsoft.com/map.aspx?t=1&s=14&lon=-25.7667&lat=37.9&w=750&h=500)