Nordeste (Azores)

Coordinates: 37°49′58″N 25°8′47″W / 37.83278°N 25.14639°W / 37.83278; -25.14639

Nordeste
Municipality (Concelho)
One of the rugged river-valleys that cross Nordeste; The Salto da Farinha Belvedere near Pedreira
Flag Coat of arms
Official name: Concelho do Nordeste
Name origin: nordeste, Portuguese for northeast
Country	Portugal
Autonomous Region	Azores
Group	Oriental
Island	São Miguel
Municipality	Nordeste
Civil Parishes	Achada, Achadinha, Algarvia, Lomba da Fazenda, Nordeste, Salga, Santana, Santo António de Nordestinho, São Pedro de Nordestinho
Center	Nordeste
- elevation	138 m (453 ft)
- coordinates	37°49′58″N 25°8′47″W / 37.83278°N 25.14639°W / 37.83278; -25.14639
Highest point	Pico da Vara
- location	Serra da Tronqueira, Nordeste, Nordeste
- elevation	1,018.73 m (3,342 ft)
- coordinates	37°48′32″N 25°12′48″W / 37.80889°N 25.21333°W / 37.80889; -25.21333
Lowest point	Sea level
- location	Atlantic Ocean
- elevation	0 m (0 ft)
Length	15.01 km (9 mi), West-East
Width	9.20 km (6 mi), North-South
Population	5,254 (2001)
Settlement	c. 1514
LAU	Concelho/Câmara Municipal
- location	Praça da República, Nordeste, Nordeste
- elevation	140 m (459 ft)
- coordinates	37°49′57″N 25°8′48″W / 37.8325°N 25.14667°W / 37.8325; -25.14667
President	José Carlos Barbosa Carreiro (PPD-PSD)
Municipal Chair	João de Deus Andrade de Sousa (PPD-PSD)
Timezone	Azores (UTC-1)
- summer (DST)	Azores (UTC0)
ISO 3166-2 code	PT-
Area Code & Prefix	(+351) 292 XXX XXX
Demonym	Micalense; Nordestense
Patron Saint	São Jorge
Municipal Address	Praça da República
Municipal Holidays	Monday closet July 18
Location of the municipality of Nordeste in the archipelago of the Azores
Wikimedia Commons: Nordeste (Azores)
Website: http://www.cm-nordeste.pt
Statistics from INE (2001); geographic detail from Instituto Geográfico Português (2010)

Nordeste (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˌnɔɾˈðɛʃt(ɨ)]; Portuguese for northeast, hence that part of the island) is a municipality on the northeastern part of São Miguel Island in the Azores. 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 (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
• Achadinha
• Algarvia
• Lomba da Fazenda
• Nordeste
• Salga - the smallest parish by area;
• Santana
• Santo António de Nordestinho - the highest altitude parish;
• São Pedro de Nordestinho

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