🇵🇹 Portugal
Ponta Delgada
Ponta Delgada is the largest municipality (concelho) and executive capital of the Autonomous Region of the Azores in Portugal. It is located on São Miguel Island, the largest and most populous in the archipelago. As of 2021, it has 67,287 inhabitants, in an area of 232.99 square kilometres. There are 17,629 residents in the three central civil parishes that comprise the historical city: São Pedro, São Sebastião, and São José. Ponta Delgada became the region's administrative capital under the revised constitution of 1976; the judiciary and Catholic See remained in the historical capital of Angra do Heroísmo while the Legislative Assembly of the Azores was established in Horta.
- Country
- 🇵🇹 Portugal
- Elevation
- 0 m
- Population
- 20,056
- Time zone
- Atlantic/Azores
- Coordinates
- 37.74, -25.67
How far Ponta Delgada is from other cities in Portugal
- Funchal974 km✈ 1 h 56 min · 🚗 16 h 14 min
- Sintra1,425 km✈ 2 h 29 min · 🚗 23 h 45 min
- Algueirão1,428 km✈ 2 h 29 min · 🚗 23 h 48 min
- Rio de Mouro1,430 km✈ 2 h 30 min · 🚗 23 h 50 min
- Cacém1,432 km✈ 2 h 30 min · 🚗 23 h 52 min
- Queluz1,436 km✈ 2 h 30 min · 🚗 23 h 56 min
- Amadora1,438 km✈ 2 h 30 min · 🚗 23 h 58 min
- Odivelas1,442 km✈ 2 h 31 min · 🚗 24 h 2 min
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