São Pedro (Ponta Delgada)

São Pedro (Portuguese for Saint Peter) is the easternmost parish in the municipality of Ponta Delgada on São Miguel Island in the Azores. It is part of the historic downtown area of Ponta Delgada (covering an area of 2.81 km²) that includes a 2001 population of 7,177 habitants (its density is 2,554.1/km²). The parish was first incorporated in 1976.

Nearest parishes

• Livramento, east
• downtown Ponta Delgada, southwest
• Fajã de Baixo, west
• Fajã de Cima, northwest

Geography

• Location:
  • Latitude: 37.733 (37°44') N
  • Longitude: 25.633 (25°38') W
• Altitude:
  • Lowest: Atlantic Ocean
  • Centre: 1 m (3 ft)
  • Highest: northern part

History

The first inhabitants on the island of São Miguel were primarily farms, and were granted tracts of land to cultivate. These small populations would eventually form the nucleus of the three main agglomerations in southern São Miguel, that formed Matriz, Santa Clara and São Pedro.

Persons

• Roberto Ivens (June 12, 1850 in the parish of São Pedro - January 28, 1898 in Dafundo, Lisbon)

Other

São Pedro has a few schools, lyceums, gymnasiums, a church and a square (praça).

External links

• http://www.azoren-online.com/saomiguel/tipps/sehenswuerdigkeiten/saopedro/index.shtml (in German)
• Map and aerial photos
  • Street map from Mapquest, MapPoint or Google
  • Aerial photograph from Microsoft Terraserver or Google
• Coordinates: 37°44′0″N 25°38′0″W