Santo António (Ponta Delgada)

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Santo António (Portuguese for "Saint Anthony") is a parish in the district of Ponta Delgada in the Azores. The population in 2001 was 2,004, its density is 170.8/km² and the area is 11.73 km². It is located in the northwestern part of the island of São Miguel and connected by roads to Mosteiros and Ribeira Grande. The main industry is agriculture; farmlands dominate the north and east while the mountainous and laurisilva forests cover the rest of Santo António to the west and southwest.

Contents 1 Nearest parishes 2 Geography 3 Other 4 External links

[edit] Nearest parishes

• Capelas, east
• Feteiras, southwest
• Santa Bárbara, west
• Sete Cidades, southwest

[edit] Geography

• Location:
  • Latitude: 37.85 (37°51') N
  • Longitude: 25.7667 (25°34') W
• Altitude
  • Lowest and centre: Atlantic Ocean
  • Highest: about 700 m

[edit] Other

Santo António has a school, a lyceum, a gymnasia, a church and a square (praça).

[edit] External links

• http://www.azoren-online.com/saomiguel/tipps/sehenswuerdigkeiten/santoantonio/index.shtml (in German)
• Map and aerial photos
  • Street map from Mapquest, MapPoint or Google
  • Aerial photograph from Microsoft Terraserver or Google
• Coordinates: 37°50′0″, N°25′41″0