Santa Bárbara (Ponta Delgada) Explained

Type:parish
Santa Bárbara
Region:Azores
Island:São Miguel
Municipality:Ponta Delgada
Coordinates:37.8744°N -25.7261°W
Established Date:Settlement: fl. 1600
Parish: 1 April 1986
Area Total Km2:8.72
Elevation M:247
Population As Of:2011
Population Total:855
Postal Code:9545-321
Area Code:292
Patron:Santa Bárbara
Footnotes:Geographic detail from CAOP (2010) produced by Instituto Geográfico Português (IGP) -->

Santa Bárbara is a civil parish in the municipality of Ponta Delgada on the Portuguese island of São Miguel in the Azores. The population in 2011 was 855,[1] in an area of 8.72 km².[2] Santa Barbara is a relatively young administrative entity, established in 1986, being de-annexed from the neighboring parish of Santo António.

Geography

Santa Bárbara is sandwiched between Santo António (along the east and south), Remédios in the northwest, Sete Cidades to the southwest, and the Atlantic Ocean to the north. It is located in the northwestern part of the island of São Miguel. Apart from its church (to the invocation of Santa Bárbara), along with a few small commercial businesses, there is a restaurant and a local soccer field.

Notes and References

  1. http://www.ine.pt/xportal/xmain?xlang=en&xpid=INE&xpgid=ine_indicadores&indOcorrCod=0005889&contexto=pi&selTab=tab0 Instituto Nacional de Estatística
  2. http://epp.eurostat.ec.europa.eu/portal/page/portal/nuts_nomenclature/documents/PT-LAU.xls Eurostat