Livramento (Ponta Delgada)
| Livramento | |
| Civil Parish | |
| Official name: Freguesia do Livramento | |
| Country |  Portugal |
|---|---|
| Autonomous Region |  Azores |
| Island | São Miguel |
| Municipality | Ponta Delgada |
| Center | Livramento |
| - elevation | 62 m (203 ft) |
| - coordinates | 37°45′29″N 25°36′21″W / 37.75806°N 25.60583°WCoordinates: 37°45′29″N 25°36′21″W / 37.75806°N 25.60583°W |
| Highest point | Pico da Mostarda |
| - elevation | 235 m (771 ft) |
| - coordinates | 37°46′25″N 25°36′6″W / 37.77361°N 25.60167°W |
| Lowest point | Sea Level |
| - location | Atlantic Ocean |
| Area | 5.59 km2 (2 sq mi) |
| - urban | 1.43 km2 (1 sq mi) |
| Population | 4,062 (2011) |
| Density | 727 / km2 (1,883 / sq mi) |
| Settlement | fl. 1800 |
| - Parish | 11 December 1838 |
| LAU | Junta Freguesia |
| - location | Rua Domingos da Silva Costa |
| President Junta | Manuel António Botelho Soares |
| President Assembleia | José de Medeiros Lima |
| Timezone | Azores (UTC-1) |
| - summer (DST) | Azores (UTC0) |
| Postal Zone | 9500-614 |
| Area Code & Prefix | (+351) 292 XXX-XXXX |
| Patron Saint | Nossa Senhora do Livramento |
 Location of the civil parish of Livramento in the municipality of Ponta Delgada
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| Wikimedia Commons: Livramento (Ponta Delgada) | |
| Statistics: Instituto Nacional de Estatística[1] | |
| Website: http://livramento.no.sapo.pt/ | |
| Geographic detail from CAOP (2010)[2] produced by Instituto Geográfico Português (IGP) | |
Livramento is a civil parish in the municipality of Ponta Delgada in the Portuguese archipelago of the Azores. The population in 2011 was 4,062,[3] in an area of 5.59 square kilometres (2.16 sq mi).[4]
History
Historically, along with the adjacent parish São Roque, it formed a region known as Rosto do Cão (Dog's Face).[5] It was so named by early settlers for the rocky peninsula, that they imagined mimicked a dog looking out to sea. The area, in fact, was constructed from the remnants of an ancient volcanic crater.[5]
Popular tradition tells of an English family that escaped to this region, and who were sought by Queen Victoria. The family, upon arriving, raised a small hermitage to the invocation of Our Lady of Freedom, for their escape.[5]
There are conflicting interpretations on the building of the parochial church; some suggest that Father João Alves de Lordelo ordered the church in the 17th century, while others claim that its state occurred from remodelling occurring in 1794.[5] Other religious buildings constructed in the region include the hermitage of Nossa Senhora das Necessidades, which was constructed in 1830; the Hermitage of Jesus, Mary and Joseph, along Canada do Bago, concluded in the second-half of the 17th century; the Hermitage of Our Lady of Mount Carmel, raised during the middle of the 17th century; and the Hermitage of Nossa Senhora do Pópulo, founded by Jacques de Padron.[5]
There are many manorhouses located within the parish, constructed during the first half of the 19th century, during the height of the orange cycle, when the Azores was an obligatory stopover for the collection of oranges, for long-distance sea voyages.[5] Estate homes, like the Solar do Botelho, were built from the wealth created from the cultivation of citrus orchards.[5]
Geography
Livramento is located in the southwestern part of the island of São Miguel, on the south coast.[5]
References
- Notes
- ↑ INE, ed. (2010), Censos 2011 - Resultadas Preliminares [2011 Census - Preliminary Results] (in Portuguese), Lisbon, Portugal: Instituto Nacional de Estatística, retrieved 1 January 2012
- ↑ IGP, ed. (2010), Carta Administrativa Oficial de Portugal (in Portuguese), Lisbon, Portugal: Instituto Geográfico Português, retrieved 1 July 2011
- ↑ Instituto Nacional de Estatística
- ↑ Eurostat
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 DRAC (2010), o. 26
- Sources
- DRAC, ed. (2010). Festas das ilhas de São Miguel e Santa Maria 2010 [Festivals of the islands of São Miguel and Santa Maria 2010] (in Portuguese). Ponta Delgada, Azores: Direcção Regional das Comunidades. p. 16.