| Povoação | |||
| Municipality (Concelho) | |||
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The Povoação crater, encompassing the parishes of Povoação and Nossa Senhora dos Remedios
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| Official name: Concelho da Povoação | |||
| Name origin: povoação, Portuguese for population or settled by peoples | |||
| Country | Portugal | ||
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| Autonomous Region | Azores | ||
| Group | Central | ||
| Island | São Miguel | ||
| Municipality | Povoação | ||
| Civil Parishes | Água Retorta, Faial da Terra, Furnas, Nossa Senhra dos Remédios, Povoação, Ribeira Quente | ||
| Center | Pico do Buraco | ||
| - elevation | 580 m (1,903 ft) | ||
| - coordinates | |||
| Highest point | Pico da Vara | ||
| - location | Planalto dos Graminhais, Nossa Senhra dos Remédios, Povoação | ||
| - elevation | 1,018.73 m (3,342 ft) | ||
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| Lowest point | Sea level | ||
| - location | Atlantic Ocean | ||
| - elevation | 0 m (0 ft) | ||
| Length | 20.20 km (13 mi), West-East | ||
| Width | 8.34 km (5 mi), Southwest-Northeast | ||
| Area | 106.4 km2 (41 sq mi) | ||
| - water | 1.94 km2 (1 sq mi) | ||
| - urban | 2.71 km2 (1 sq mi) | ||
| Population | 6,696 (2001) | ||
| Density | 62.93 / km2 (163 / sq mi) | ||
| Settlement | c. 1472 | ||
| - Municipality | c. 1839 | ||
| LAU | Concelho/Câmara Municipal | ||
| - location | Largo do Municipio, Povoação, Povoação | ||
| - elevation | 7 m (23 ft) | ||
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| President | Carlos Emílio Lopes Machado Ávila (PS) | ||
| Municipal Chair | Benilde Oliveira (PS) | ||
| Timezone | Azores (UTC-1) | ||
| - summer (DST) | Azores (UTC0) | ||
| ISO 3166-2 code | PT- | ||
| Postal Zone | 9650-411 Povoação | ||
| Area Code & Prefix | (+351) 292 XXX-XXXX | ||
| Demonym | Micalense | ||
| Patron Saint | Nossa Senhora da Mãe de Deus | ||
| Municipal Address | Largo do Municipio, 1 9650-411 Povoação |
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| Municipal Holidays | 3 July; the day after Corpus Christi | ||
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Location of the municipality of Povoação in the archipelago of the Azores
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| Wikimedia Commons: Povoação (Azores) | |||
| Website: http://www.cm-povoacao.pt | |||
| Statistics from INE (2001); geographic detail from Instituto Geográfico Português (2010) | |||
Povoação (Portuguese pronunciation: [puvuɐˈsɐ̃w]) is a municipality located in the southern part of São Miguel Island in the Azores. It has a population of 6,696 inhabitants and a total area of 108 km².
Povoação is located east of Ponta Delgada and Vila Franca do Campo, ESE of Ribeira Grande, SE of Furnas and SW of Nordeste and is linked with a road connecting Ponta Delgada and Lagoa, Furnas, and Nordeste along with the eastern part of the island and the mountain road linking to Ribeira Grande. Most of the mountains are covered with forests and valleys which features creeks and streams and are grassy in both lower and higher elevations. The rest of the land are made up of agricultural lands and some forests. The mountain top is to the northeast and the coastline is near the mountains to its east. The features includes the famous crater of Furnas which is of volcanic origin. The main source of industry are agriculture and fishing while some businesses are in the downtown area.
Povoação is administrated by six parishes, which include:
The largest parish in population and density is Povoação. The smallest parish in population is Água Retorta. The smallest parish in density is Faial da Terra. The largest parish in area is Povoação, the smallest is Ribeira Quente.
Povoação has schools, a lyceum, a gymnasium, banks, a post office, a small port and squares or plazas (praça).
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