vila do porto

colspan="2" bgcolor="#FFDEAD" \| Statistics
District:	none
Population:	5,578 2001
Area:	97.18 km/9,718 ha
Density	57.4/km
Altitude:	Lowest: Atlantic Ocean Centre: 1 m Highest: 590 m (Pico Alto)
Number of parishes:	5
Time Zone:	Oscar Time Zone (GMT-2)

Vila do Porto (Portuguese for village of the port) is the main village on the island of Santa Maria and is in the southwestern part, part of the archipelago of the Azores. It is the southernmost and the eastermost municipality in the Azores archipelago. The municipality is encircled with the Atlantic Ocean. The nearest island is So Miguel to the north with the nearest municipality being Povoao. The port serves to the only part of the island, Ponta Delgada. It is located SE of So Miguel and SW of the Formigas Islets. The island has several roads. There is one main road to the northern part and one to the northeastern part of the island. Vila do Porto is located east of Ponta Delgada and Vila Franca do Campo, E of Ribeira Grande and NE of Furnas and is linked with a road connecting Ponta Delgada and Lagoa and west to Ribeira Grande. The parish is the leastly populated in the island. The main source of industry are agriculture and fishing while a small number of businesses are in the downtown area.

Location:

Latitude: 36.933 (3756') N
Longitude: 25.15 (259') W

Altitude: Atlantic Ocean

Vila do Porto has a few schools, a few lyceums, a gymnasium, banks, a post office, a small port and a square or a plaza (praa). The 5 parishes of Vila do Porto include:

The largest parish in population and density is Vila do Porto. The smallest parish in population is Santa Brbara. The largest parish in area and the smallest in density is is Santo Esprito and the smallest is Almagreira. The lowest parish is Vila do Porto. The southernmost parish in the island and the Azores is Santo Esprito.

Settlements and geographic areas

Name !! Latitude !! Longitude !! Elevation !! Map links
Almagrinha	36.95 (3657') N	25.0667 (254') W	273 m (898 ft)	Street map from Mapquest, Aerial photograph from Microsoft Terraserver
Covo da Mula	36.9833 (3659') N	25.0833 (258') W	270 m (889) ft)	Street map from Mapquest, Aerial photograph from Microsoft Terraserver
Feteiras de So Pedro	37 (37) N	25.11667 (2510') W	149 m (492 ft)	Street map from Mapquest, Aerial photograph from Microsoft Terraserver
Feteirinha	36.95 (3657') N	25.05 (253') W	Atlantic Ocean	Street map from Mapquest, Aerial photograph from Microsoft Terraserver
Norte	37 (37) N	25.0833 (255') E	Atlantic Ocean	Street map from Mapquest, Aerial photograph from Microsoft Terraserver

Parish of Vila do Porto

The parish has a population of 2,997 in 2001, its density is 115.1/km and the area is 26.04 km/2,103 ha. Vila do Porto is the southernmost and the easternmost town in the Azores Islands.

Nearest parishes (parish)

Santo Esprito, northeast

External links

http://www.azoren-online.com/saomiguel/tipps/sehenswuerdigkeiten/viladoporto/index.shtml (in German)
Map and aerial photos (Vila do Porto)

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