This article is about a city in Sao Miguel Island, Azores. There is also Ponta Delgada (Flores, Azores) and Ponta Delgada (Madeira)

Ponta Delgada (pron. IPA ['põtɐ dɛɫ'gadɐ]) is a city and municipality on São Miguel Island in the Azores (an autonomous region of Portugal). The city proper has a population of 46,102^[1] and the municipality has a population of 64,516 for a total area of 233.0 km². It serves as the seat of the executive government of the Azores Autonomous Region^[2]. Ponta Delgada is a parish in the district of São Vicente in the Madeira Islands. ... Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Motto (Portuguese for Rather die free than in peace subjugated) Anthem  (national)  (local) Capital Ponta Delgada1 Angra do Heroísmo2 Horta3 Largest city Ponta Delgada Official languages Portuguese Government Autonomous region  -  President Carlos César Establishment  -  Settled 1439   -  Autonomy 1976  Area  -  Total 2,333 km² (n/a) 911 sq mi... Political parties in Portugal lists political parties in Portugal. ... The Social Democratic Party (Portuguese: Partido Social Democrata, pron. ... A freguesia (pron. ... This article is about a city in Sao Miguel Island, Azores. ... Easter Wednesday is the day after Easter Tuesday and is celebrated as a holiday in some largely Christian cultures. ... Look up pronunciation in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Articles with similar titles include the NATO phonetic alphabet, which has also informally been called the “International Phonetic Alphabet”. For information on how to read IPA transcriptions of English words, see IPA chart for English. ... NASA satellite photo (North to the top) Eastern São Miguel landscape Sete Cidades twin lakes, with the town of Sete Cidades to the left Mosteiros, a village on the northwestern coast Furnas São Miguel Island (pron. ... Motto (Portuguese for Rather die free than in peace subjugated) Anthem  (national)  (local) Capital Ponta Delgada1 Angra do Heroísmo2 Horta3 Largest city Ponta Delgada Official languages Portuguese Government Autonomous region  -  President Carlos César Establishment  -  Settled 1439   -  Autonomy 1976  Area  -  Total 2,333 km² (n/a) 911 sq mi... // Districts There are 18 Districts (distritos, singular - distrito) in mainland Portugal: note: Territorial division in Portugal is currently in flux, because of planned centralization. ...

The municipality is composed of 24 parishes.

Parishes

• Ajuda da Bretanha
• Arrifes
• Candelária
• Capelas
• Covoada
• Fajã de Baixo
• Fajã de Cima
• Fenais da Luz
• Feteiras
• Ginetes
• Livramento
• Mosteiros
• Pilar da Bretanha
• Relva
• Remédios
• Santa Bárbara
• Santa Clara
• Santo António
• São José (Ponta Delgada)
• São Pedro (Ponta Delgada)
• São Roque
• São Sebastião (Ponta Delgada)
• São Vicente Ferreira
• Sete Cidades

Ajuda da Bretanha is a parish in the district of Ponta Delgada in the Azores. ... Arrifes is a parish in the district of Ponta Delgada in the Azores. ... Candelária is a parish in the district of Ponta Delgada in the Azores. ... Capelas (Portuguese for chapels) is a parish in the northern part of the municipality of Ponta Delgada in the Azores. ... Covoada is a parish in the district of Ponta Delgada in the Azores. ... Fajã de Baixo (Portuguese word for lower place) is a parish in the district of Ponta Delgada in the Azores. ... Fajã de Cima is a parish in the district of Ponta Delgada in the Azores. ... Fenais da Luz is a parish in the district of Ponta Delgada in the Azores. ... Feteiras is a parish in the southwestern portion of the city of Ponta Delgada in the Azores. ... Ginetes is a parish in the district of Ponta Delgada in the Azores. ... Livramento is a parish in the district of Ponta Delgada in the Azores. ... Mosteiros is a parish in the district of Ponta Delgada in the Azores. ... Pilar da Bretanha is a parish in the district of Ponta Delgada in the Azores. ... Relva is a parish in the district of Ponta Delgada in the Azores. ... Remédios is a parish in the district of Ponta Delgada in the Azores. ... Santa Bárbara (Portuguese for Saint Barbara) is a parish in the district of Ponta Delgada in the Azores. ... Santa Clara (Portuguese for Saint Clair) is a parish in the district of Ponta Delgada in the Azores. ... Santo António (Portuguese for Saint Anthony) is a parish in the district of Ponta Delgada in the Azores. ... São José (Portuguese for Saint Joseph) is a parish in the district of Ponta Delgada in the Azores. ... São Pedro (Portuguese for Saint Peter) is a parish in the northern part of the municipality of Ponta Delgada in the Azores. ... São Roque is a parish in the district of Ponta Delgada in the Azores. ... São Sebastião (Portuguese for Saint Sebastian) is a parish in the district of Ponta Delgada in the Azores. ... São Vicente Ferreira is a parish in the district of Ponta Delgada in the Azores. ... 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. ...

General info

Square in Ponta Delgada

Ponta Delgada is the tourist heart of the Azores. Museums and monuments are everywhere, and the historic streets connect everything from hotels and churches to shops and restaurants. Its huge first class marina^[3] harbours 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 Infante Dom Henrique Avenue (by the seaside). The airport lies on the western edge of the city, from which there are daily flights to the other islands and mainland Portugal, and frequent direct flights to other European cities and North America.^[4] Image File history File links Information. ... Shortcut: WP:WIN Wikipedia is an online encyclopedia and, as a means to that end, also an online community. ... Shortcut: WP:CSD Current list: Category:Candidates for speedy deletion There are a few, limited, cases where admins can delete Wikipedia pages on sight. Non-admins can ask for an admin to delete such a page, either by listing it on speedy deletions, or by adding either a {{delete}} or... Download high resolution version (818x614, 109 KB) Photograph taken by User:Sverdrup in February 2002 File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Download high resolution version (818x614, 109 KB) Photograph taken by User:Sverdrup in February 2002 File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... “Tourist” redirects here. ... A small marina at Brixham, Devon, England. ...

Located north of Ponta Delgada are the suburbs of Fajã de Baixo and Fajã de Cima. Fajã de Baixo is agricultural with pineapple cultivation. Fajã de Cima is famous for its festivities. To the eastern side of Ponta Delgada is the suburb of "São Roque" which is gradually becoming part of the city itself as it expands along the coast with the construction of a new marina and a seaside walk with leisure facilities. For other uses, see Pineapple (disambiguation). ...

Ponta Delgada also has a university, the Universidade dos Açores^[5] (University of Azores), as well as schools, lyceums, gymnasia, banks, post offices, sporting facilities, three major soccer teams and several public squares (praças). Universidade dos Açores (literally the University of the Azores) is an university and is the westernmost university in Portugal and is the Azores only university. ... In the United States and elsewhere, a town square is an area in the middle of a traditional town consisting of a park or plaza and surrounded by small shops. ...

Bordering the north-western part of the city is the mountain range of Sete Cidades in which are located the famous valley and lake of the same name. 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. ...

The soccer teams for Ponta Delgada are Clube Desportivo Santa Clara^[6] (Divisão de Honra (Honor League)), Clube União Micaelense^[7] (2ª Divisão B (2nd league)) and Marítimo da Calheta (Campeonato de S.Miguel (regional league)). Football is a ball game played between two teams of eleven players, each attempting to win by scoring more goals than their opponent. ...

Notable natives

• Antero de Quental (April 18, 1842 - September 11, 1891), a Portuguese poet^[8]
• Teófilo Braga (February 24, 1843 - January 28, 1924 in Lisbon), a Portuguese writer and the second president of Portugal
• Roberto Ivens (June 12, 1850 in the parish of São Pedro - January 28, 1898 in Dafundo, Lisbon), an African explorer.
• Pauleta (April 28, 1973 - ; born Pedro Miguel Carreiro Resendes), footballer and all-time leading goal scorer for the Portugal national team

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References

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External links

• Câmara Municipal de Ponta Delgada - Official page of the city (in Portuguese)
• Azores.com - The practical site of Azores