Santa Clara (Ponta Delgada)
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| Santa Clara | |
| Civil Parish (Freguesia) | |
| Official name: Freguesia da Santa Clara | |
| Name origin: Portuguese for Saint Claire | |
| Country |  Portugal |
|---|---|
| Autonomous Region |  Azores |
| Group | Central |
| Island | São Miguel |
| Municipality | Ponta Delgada |
| Center | Santa Clara |
| - elevation | 21 m (69 ft) |
| - coordinates | 37°44′13″N 25°40′57″W / 37.73694°N 25.6825°W |
| Lowest point | Sea Level |
| - location | Atlantic Ocean |
| Length | 1.82 km (1 mi), Northwest-Southwest |
| Width | 1.52 km (1 mi), Southwest-Northeast |
| Area | 2.25 km2 (1 sq mi) |
| - land | 1.25 km2 (0 sq mi) |
| - urban | 1.0 km2 (0 sq mi) |
| Population | 2,450 (2001) |
| Density | 1,088.89 / km2 (2,820 / sq mi) |
| Settlement | c. 1458 |
| - Parish | c. 1580 |
| - Civil Parish | c. July 2002 |
| LAU | Freguesia/Junta Freguesia |
| - location | 1ª Rua de Santa Clara, Santa Clara, Ponta Delgada |
| President Junta | Ricardo J.R. Leite |
| Timezone | Azores (UTC-1) |
| - summer (DST) | Azores (UTC0) |
| ISO 3166-2 code | PT- |
| Postal Zone | 9500-241 Santa Clara |
| Area Code & Prefix | (+351) 292 XXX-XXXX |
| Demonym | Micalense |
| Patron Saint | Santa Clara |
| Parish Address | 1ª Rua de Santa Clara, Edificio Centro Cultural de Santa Clara 9500-241 Santa Clara |
| Wikimedia Commons: Santa Clara (Ponta Delgada) | |
| Website: http://www.freguesiadesantaclara.pt/portal/v1.0/index.asp | |
| Statistics from INE (2001); geographic detail from Instituto Geográfico Português (2010) | |
Santa Clara (Portuguese for Saint Clair) is a parish in the district of Ponta Delgada in the Azores. Santa Clara is part of the downtown Ponta Delgada. In July 2002, it separated from a part of the parish of São José.
[edit] Geography
Santa Clara also has a school, a high school, a gymnasium, a church and a few squares (praças).
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