Santa Bárbara is a civil parish in the municipality of Ponta Delgada on the Portuguese island of São Miguel in the Azores. The population in 2011 was 855,[1] in an area of 8.72 km².[2] Santa Barbara is a relatively young administrative entity, established in 1986, being de-annexed from the neighboring parish of Santo António.

Santa Bárbara
Civil parish
The landscape of Santa Bárabara on the slopes of the Sete Cidades massif
The location of the civil parish of Santa Bárbara in the municipality of Ponta Delgada
Coordinates: 37°52′28″N 25°43′34″W
Country	Portugal
Auton. region	Azores
Island	São Miguel
Municipality	Ponta Delgada
Established	Settlement: fl. 1600 Parish: 1 April 1986
Area
• Total	8.72 km2 (3.37 sq mi)
Elevation	247 m (810 ft)
Population  (2011)
• Total	855
• Density	98/km2 (250/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC−01:00 (AZOT)
• Summer (DST)	UTC±00:00 (AZOST)
Postal code	9545-321
Area code	292
Patron	Santa Bárbara

Geography

Santa Bárbara is sandwiched between Santo António (along the east and south), Remédios in the northwest, Sete Cidades to the southwest, and the Atlantic Ocean to the north. It is located in the northwestern part of the island of São Miguel. Apart from its church (to the invocation of Santa Bárbara), along with a few small commercial businesses, there is a restaurant and a local soccer field.

References

На других языках

[es] Santa Bárbara (Ponta Delgada)

[ru] Санта-Барбара (Понта-Делгада)