São José (Portuguese for Saint Joseph) is a parish in the district of Ponta Delgada in the Azores. The population in 2001 is 8,627, its density is 2,217/km² and the area is 3.89 km². It is the largest parish in Ponta Delgada in population and density and is part of the downtown area of Ponta Delgada. In July 2002, the parish of Santa Clara separated from São José. Much of the area are urbanized. The mountains lie to the northwest while the rest of the land are flatlands. Saint Joseph, also referred to as Joseph the Betrothed and as Joseph of Nazareth, was the foster-father of Jesus, according to the New Testament (Matthew 1:16; Luke 3:23). ... 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. ... 2002 : January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October - November - December A timeline of events in the news for July, 2002. ...

Nearest parishes

• Arrifes?
• Santa Clara

Georgaphy

• Location:
  • Latitude: 37 N
  • Longitude: 25 W
• Altitude: 2 m (6 ft)

Other

São José also has a few schools, a few lyceums, some gymnasiums, churches and a few squares (praças).

External links

• Map and aerial photos
  • Street map from Mapquest (http://www.mapquest.com/maps/map.adp?latlongtype=decimal&latitude=37&longitude-25zoom=6)
  • Aerial photograph from Microsoft Terraserver (http://terraserver.microsoft.com/map.aspx?t=1&s=14&lon=-25&lat=37&w=750&h=500)