São Pedro de Nordestinho
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| São Pedro de Nordestinho | |
| Civil Parish (Freguesia) | |
| Official name: Freguesia de São Pedro de Nordestinho | |
| Name origin: Portuguese compound word for Saint Peter of the little northeast; Nordestinho was the former parish that included Santo António, São Pedro and Algarvia | |
| Country |  Portugal |
|---|---|
| Autonomous Region |  Azores |
| Group | Central |
| Island | São Miguel |
| Municipality | Nordeste |
| Localities | Assomada, São Pedro |
| Center | São Pedro de Nordestinho |
| - elevation | 201 m (659 ft) |
| - coordinates | 37°51′2″N 25°11′47″W / 37.85056°N 25.19639°W |
| Highest point | |
| - location | Planalto dos Gramihais, Santo António de Nordestinho, Nordeste |
| - elevation | 1,027.04 m (3,370 ft) |
| - coordinates | 37°48′50″N 25°12′38″W / 37.81389°N 25.21056°W |
| Lowest point | Sea Level |
| - location | Atlantic Ocean |
| Length | 2.98 km (2 mi), Northwest-Southeast |
| Width | 6.42 km (4 mi), Southwest-Northeast |
| Area | 12.07 km2 (5 sq mi) |
| - urban | .20 km2 (0 sq mi) |
| Density | 11.87 / km2 (31 / sq mi) |
| LAU | Freguesia/Junta Freguesia |
| - location | Rua do Passal, São Pedro de Nordestinho, Nordeste |
| President Junta | Ernesto Mota Ferreira (PPD-PSD) |
| Timezone | Azores (UTC-1) |
| - summer (DST) | Azores (UTC0) |
| ISO 3166-2 code | PT- |
| Postal Zone | 9630-254 São Pedro de Nordestinho |
| Area Code & Prefix | (+351) 292 XXX-XXXX |
| Demonym | Micalense; Nordestense |
| Parish Address | Rua do Passal, 23 9630-254 São Pedro de Nordestinho |
| Wikimedia Commons: São Pedro de Nordestinho (Ponta Delgada) | |
| Statistics from INE (2001); geographic detail from Instituto Geográfico Português (2010) | |
São Pedro de Nordestinho (first part, Portuguese for Saint Peter) 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 Atlantic Ocean is to the north. The mountains are to the south.
[edit] History
On July 16, 2002, the parish of Nordestinho ceased to exist and São Pedro de Nordestinho along with other two parishes named Algarvia and Santo António de Nordestinho came into existence.
[edit] Geography
São Pedro de Nordestinho has a school, a church and a square (praça).
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