Ponta Garça

Ponta Garça is a civil parish in the municipality of in the archipelago of the . The population in 2011 was 3,547, in an area of 29.35 km2. It is the largest parish in Vila Franca do Campo.
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  • Type: Locality with 3,550 residents
  • Description: civil parish in Vila Franca do Campo
  • Also known as: “Ponta da Garca”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Lighthouse of Ponta Garça and Church of Nossa Senhora da Piedade.

Lighthouse
Photo: marcoabreu, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The is a beacon/lighthouse located along cliffs of the civil parish of Ponta Garça in the municipality of Vila Franca do Campo, in the archipelago of the .

Church
Photo: Martin Vogel, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Vila Franca do Campo and Furnas.

Town
Photo: Ymblanter, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a Portuguese town on the island of São Miguel in the Autonomous Region of the . It covers an area of 78.00 km2 and has a population of 10,323 inhabitants. is situated 6 km west of Ponta Garça.

Photo: Ymblanter, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a village in the archipelago on the island of , and was home to 1,450 people in 2011. It is famous for its geothermal activity.

Ponta Garça

Latitude
37.71667° or 37° 43′ north
Longitude
-25.36667° or 25° 22′ west
Population
3,550
Elevation
85 metres (279 feet)
Open location code
899PPJ8M+M8
Geo­Names ID
3372781
Wiki­data ID
Q2451631
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Asturian to Urdu—“Ponta Garça” goes by many names.
  • Asturian: “Ponta Garça”
  • Cebuano: “Ponta Garça”
  • Chechen: “Понта-Гарса”
  • Chinese: “Ponta Garça”
  • Dutch: “Ponta Garça”
  • French: “Ponta Garça”
  • German: “Ponta Garça”
  • Malay: “Ponta Garça”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Ponta Garça”
  • Polish: “Ponta Garça”
  • Portuguese: “Ponta Garca”
  • Portuguese: “Ponta Garça”
  • Russian: “Понта-Гарса”
  • Spanish: “Ponta Garça”
  • Tatar: “Понта-Гарса”
  • Turkish: “Ponta Garça”
  • Urdu: “پونٹا گارسہ”
  • “Ponta Garça”

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