Ponta Delgada (prt)

Ponta Delgada

Ponta Delgada ranks 5,541st in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Pescina, Domfront, Orne, and Malone, New York. Memorable people born in Ponta Delgada include Teófilo Braga, Pauleta, and Antero de Quental. Memorable people who died in Ponta Delgada include Antero de Quental. Ponta Delgada has been the birth place of many politicians and soccer players and the death place of many writers. Ponta Delgada is located in Portugal.

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. Read more on Wikipedia