Nordeste (ˌnɔɾˈðɛʃt; Portuguese

Portuguese language

Portuguese is a Romance language that arose in the medieval Kingdom of Galicia, nowadays Galicia and Northern Portugal. The southern part of the Kingdom of Galicia became independent as the County of Portugal in 1095...

 for northeast, hence that part of the island) is a municipality on the northeastern part of São Miguel Island

São Miguel Island

São Miguel Island , nicknamed "The Green Island", is the largest and most populous island in the Portuguese Azores archipelago. The island covers and has around 140,000 inhabitants, 45,000 of these people located in the largest city in the archipelago: Ponta Delgada.-History:In 1427, São Miguel...

 in the Azores

Azores

The Archipelago of the Azores is composed of nine volcanic islands situated in the middle of the North Atlantic Ocean, and is located about west from Lisbon and about east from the east coast of North America. The islands, and their economic exclusion zone, form the Autonomous Region of the...

. It has a population of 5,254.

Geography

Nordeste is located east of Ponta Delgada and Vila Franca do Campo, east of Ribeira Grande and northeast of Furnas, linked with the rest of the island by the Estrada Regional E.R.1-1ª. The municipality is the least populated on the island of São Miguel, and most of its interior is covered forests, mountainous peaks and river-valleys, punctuated by fertile pastureland. The highest elevations in this region include: Pico Redondo (980 metres), Pico Verde (927 metres), Pico Bartolomeu (887 metres) and Pico da Vara

Pico da Vara

Pico da Vara is the highest mountain on the Portuguese island of São Miguel, in the Azores archipelago of Macaronesia in the Atlantic Ocean. It lies in the east of the island in the Serra da Tronqueira range in the municipality of Nordeste...

 (1103 metres), with the last being the highest point on the island of São Miguel.

Administratively, there are nine civil parishes in the municipality:

• Achada
  Achada
  Achada is a civil parish in the municipality Nordeste on the island of São Miguel in the Azores. With a land area of 11.54 km² and a population in 2001 of 503, Achada had a population density of 42 inhabitants/km².-History:...
  
  
• Achadinha
  Achadinha
  Achadinha is a parish in the district of Nordeste in the Azores. The population in 2001 is 561, its density is 45.24/km² and the area is 12.4 km². It is located E fo Ribeira Grande, NE of Ponta Delgada , N of Furnas and W of Nordeste. The main industry is agriculture...
  
  
• Algarvia
  Algarvia
  Algarvia is a civil parish in the municipality of Nordeste, on the island of São Miguel in the Portuguese Azores.-History:...
  
  
• Lomba da Fazenda
  Lomba da Fazenda
  Lomba da Fazenda is a parish in the district of Nordeste in the Azores. The population in 2001 is 885, its density is 59.7/km² and the area is 14.83 km². It is located . The main industry is agriculture. It is connected with a road linking to Nordeste, Ribeira Grande and Furnas.-Geography:Lomba...
  
  
• Nordeste
• Salga
  Salga
  Salga is a parish in the municipality of Nordeste in the Azores. The population in 2001 is 550, its density is 71.43/km² and the area is 7.7 km². It is located 1 km E of Achadinha, E of Ribeira Grande and W of Nordeste. The main industry is agriculture. It is connected with a road linking...
  
   - the smallest parish by area;
• Santana
  Santana (Nordeste)
  Santana is a parish in the municipality of Nordeste in the Azores. It is split by a stream into two places known as Feteira Grande and Feteira Pequena. Together, these constitute the parish of Santana. The population in 2001 is 449, its density is 74.21/km² and the area is 6.05 km². The...
  
  
• Santo António de Nordestinho
  Santo António de Nordestinho
  Santo António de Nordestinho is a parish in the municipality of Nordeste, Azores in the Portuguese Azores, located near the village and parish of Nordeste.-History:...
  
   - the highest altitude parish;
• São Pedro de Nordestinho
  São Pedro de Nordestinho
  São Pedro de Nordestinho is a parish in the district of Nordeste in the Azores. It was probably the seat where the old parish of Nodestinho was located. It is located west of Nordeste. The main industry is agriculture. It is connected with a road linking Ponta Delgada and Nordeste. The...
  
  

Nordeste has a school, a lyceum, a gymnasium, banks, a post office, a small port and a square or a plaza (praça).

Economy

The main source of industry in this region is agriculture and fishing, although commercial services are localized within many of the local parishes.

External links

• Photos of Nordeste by Gaspar Ávila