Remédios is a civil parish situated in along the northern coast of the municipality of Ponta Delgada in the Portuguese archipelago of the Azores. The population in 2011 was 931,[1] in an area of 5.59 square kilometres (2.16 sq mi).[2]

Remédios
Civil parish
The location of the civil parish of Remédios in the municipality of Ponta Delgada
Coordinates: 37°53′9″N 25°44′10″W
Country	Portugal
Auton. region	Azores
Island	São Miguel
Municipality	Ponta Delgada
Area
• Total	5.59 km2 (2.16 sq mi)
Elevation	174 m (571 ft)
Population  (2011)
• Total	931
• Density	170/km2 (430/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC−01:00 (AZOT)
• Summer (DST)	UTC±00:00 (AZOST)
Postal code	9545 - 301
Area code	292
Patron	Nossa Senhora dos Remédios

History

The parochial church was built in 1958 by order of D. Manuel Afonso de Carvalho, bishop of Angra.[3]

The parish was elevated to the status of civil parish two years later, in 1960, when it was de-annexed from the territory of Bretanha.[3]

Geography

It is located in the northwestern part of the island of São Miguel, and includes the flanks of the Sete Cidades Massif, covered in laurisilva and endemic plant species to the coastal cliffs.[3]

References

Notes

Sources

• DRAC, ed. (2010). Festas das ilhas de São Miguel e Santa Maria 2010 [Festivals of the islands of São Miguel and Santa Maria 2010] (in Portuguese). Ponta Delgada, Azores: Direcção Regional das Comunidades. p. 16.

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