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Angra do Heroísmo
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municipality in Portugal
Angra do Heroísmo is a municipality located in Portugal, situated on one of the Azores islands. It is historically significant as an important port city and has cultural importance to Portuguese heritage.
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- municipality of Portugal
- Official name
- Município de Angra do Heroísmo
- Country
- Portugal
- Located in
- Azores
- Contains
- São Bartolomeu de Regatos
- Population
- 35402
- Area
- 239
- Elevation
- 26
- Time zone
- UTC−01:00
- Capital of
- Terceira Island
- Shares border with
- Praia da Vitória
- Highest point
- Serra de Santa Bárbara
- Official website
- angradoheroismo.pt
- Image
- Cidade de Angra do Heroísmo, ilha Terceira, Açores.jpg
- Dialing code
- 292
- Patron saint
- John the Evangelist
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- category for people born here
- Category:Births in Angra do Heroísmo
- Commons category
- Angra do Heroísmo
- topic's main category
- Category:Angra do Heroísmo
- twinned administrative body
- Rio de Janeiro
- postal code
- 9701
- native label
- Angra do Heroísmo
- inception
- 1478-00-00
- category of associated people
- Category:People from Angra do Heroísmo
- public holiday
- patronal festival
- P8168
- Yahoo
- P12749
- Christine Buchholz
- email address
- mailto:[email protected]
- contact page URL
- angradoheroismo.pt/contactos
- phone number
- +351-295-401-700
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Encyclopedic overview
Angra do Heroísmo, officially the Very Noble, Loyal and Ever Steadfast City of Angra do Heroísmo, or simply Angra, is a city and municipality on Terceira Island, Portugal, and one of the three capital cities of the Azores. Founded in 1478, Angra was historically the most important city in the Azores, as seat of the Bishop of the Azores, government entities, and having previously served as the capital city of Portugal during the Liberal Wars. The population in 2011 was 35,402, in an area of 239.00 km. It was classified as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1983.
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