Santa Bárbara (Ponta Delgada)
| Santa Bárbara | |
| Civil Parish | |
.jpg) The landscape of Santa Bárabara on the slopes of the Sete Cidades massif | |
| Official name: Freguesia de Santa Bárbara | |
| Name origin: Portuguese for Saint Barbara | |
| Country |  Portugal |
|---|---|
| Autonomous Region |  Azores |
| Island | São Miguel |
| Municipality | Ponta Delgada |
| Center | Santa Bárbara |
| - elevation | 247 m (810 ft) |
| - coordinates | 37°52′28″N 25°43′34″W / 37.87444°N 25.72611°WCoordinates: 37°52′28″N 25°43′34″W / 37.87444°N 25.72611°W |
| Highest point | Pico da Cruz |
| - location | Sete Cidades Massif |
| - elevation | 845 m (2,772 ft) |
| - coordinates | 37°50′51″N 25°45′31″W / 37.84750°N 25.75861°W |
| Lowest point | Sea Level |
| - location | Atlantic Ocean |
| Area | 8.72 km2 (3 sq mi) |
| - urban | .44 km2 (0 sq mi) |
| Population | 855 (2011) |
| Density | 98/km2 (254/sq mi) |
| Settlement | fl. 1600 |
| - Parish | 1 April 1986 |
| LAU | Junta Freguesia |
| - location | Rua do Outeiro |
| President Junta | João Carlos Arruda |
| Timezone | Azores (UTC-1) |
| - summer (DST) | Azores (UTC0) |
| Postal Zone | 9545-321 |
| Area Code & Prefix | (+351) 292 XXX-XXXX |
| Patron Saint | Santa Bárbara |
 The location of the civil parish of Santa Bárbara in the municipality of Ponta Delgada | |
| Wikimedia Commons: Santa Bárbara (Ponta Delgada) | |
| Geographic detail from CAOP (2010)[1] 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,[2] in an area of 8.72 km².[3] 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.
References
- ↑ IGP, ed. (2010), Carta Administrativa Oficial de Portugal (in Portuguese), Lisbon, Portugal: Instituto Geográfico Português, retrieved 1 July 2011
- ↑ Instituto Nacional de Estatística
- ↑ Eurostat
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