Santa Bárbara (Ponta Delgada)
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Santa Bárbara is a civil parish in the municipality of Ponta Delgada
on the island of São Miguel
in the Azores
. The population of 880 (2001 statistics) occupy an area of 8.73 km², approximately 100 inhabitants per kilometer. Santa Barbara is a relatively young administrative entity, established in 1986, being de-annexed from the neighboring parish of Santo António
.
(along the east and south), Remédios
in the northwest, Sete Cidades
to the southwest, and the Atlantic Ocean to the north. Santa Bárbara has a school, a church, and a square (praça). It is located in the northwestern part of the island of São Miguel
and the regional road to Mosteiros
(the largest regional center) and Ribeira Grande (the largest city on the north coast of São Miguel). It is accessed by bus routes linking it to these communities, as well as Ponta Delgada to the south. The mountains which are covered with laurisilva
and cryptomeria
trees, and many pastures are separated by hedge-rows of cane (primarily).
Apart from its church (to the invocation of Santa Bárbara), along with a few small commercial businesses, there is a restaurant (Cavalo Branco) and a local soccer field.
Ponta Delgada
Ponta Delgada is a city and municipality on the island of São Miguel in the archipelago of the Azores, an autonomous region of Portugal. It includes 44,403 residents in the urban area, and approximately 20,113 inhabitants in the three central parishes that comprise the historical city: São Pedro,...
on the island of São Miguel
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...
. The population of 880 (2001 statistics) occupy an area of 8.73 km², approximately 100 inhabitants per kilometer. Santa Barbara is a relatively young administrative entity, established in 1986, being de-annexed from the neighboring parish of Santo António
Santo António (Ponta Delgada)
Santo António is a parish in the district of Ponta Delgada in the Azores. The population in 2001 was 2,004, its density is 170.8/km² and the area is 11.73 km². It is located in the northwestern part of the island of São Miguel and connected by roads to Mosteiros and Ribeira Grande...
.
Geography
Santa Bárbara is sandwiched between Santo AntónioSanto António (Ponta Delgada)
Santo António is a parish in the district of Ponta Delgada in the Azores. The population in 2001 was 2,004, its density is 170.8/km² and the area is 11.73 km². It is located in the northwestern part of the island of São Miguel and connected by roads to Mosteiros and Ribeira Grande...
(along the east and south), Remédios
Remédios
Remédios is a parish in the district of Ponta Delgada in the Azores. The population in 2001 is 997, its density is 178.03/km² and the area is 5.6 km². It is located in the northwestern part of the island of São Miguel and is connected by roads linking Mosteiros and Ribeira Grande...
in the northwest, Sete Cidades
Sete Cidades
Sete Cidades is also national park in the state of Piauí, Brazil, see Sete Cidades, PiauíSete Cidades is a civil parish in the center of the municipality of Ponta Delgada, that is likewise located in the center of a massive volcanic crater three miles across, also referred to as Sete Cidades...
to the southwest, and the Atlantic Ocean to the north. Santa Bárbara has a school, a church, and a square (praça). It is located in the northwestern part of the island of São Miguel
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...
and the regional road to Mosteiros
Mosteiros (Ponta Delgada)
Mosteiros is a civil parish in the municipality of Ponta Delgada in the Azores. The population in 2001 was 1196, its density is 130/km² and the area is 9.2 km². It is located in the northwestern part of the island of São Miguel and is connected by roads to Ponta Delgada in the south and...
(the largest regional center) and Ribeira Grande (the largest city on the north coast of São Miguel). It is accessed by bus routes linking it to these communities, as well as Ponta Delgada to the south. The mountains which are covered with laurisilva
Laurisilva
Laurisilva or laurissilva is a subtropical forest, found in areas with high humidity and relatively stable and mild temperatures. They are characterised by evergreen, glossy-leaved tree species that look alike with leaves of lauroide type...
and cryptomeria
Cryptomeria
Cryptomeria is a monotypic genus of conifer in the cypress family Cupressaceae formerly belonging to the family Taxodiaceae; it includes only one species, Cryptomeria japonica . It is endemic to Japan, where it is known as Sugi...
trees, and many pastures are separated by hedge-rows of cane (primarily).
Apart from its church (to the invocation of Santa Bárbara), along with a few small commercial businesses, there is a restaurant (Cavalo Branco) and a local soccer field.