Angra do Heroísmo

Angra do Heroísmo is a locality in , and has about 12,000 residents. Angra do Heroísmo is situated nearby to the locality , as well as near .
Photo: Celso Pinto de Carvalho, CC BY-SA 3.0.
  • Type: Locality with 12,000 residents
  • Description: city seat of Angra do Heroísmo municipality, Azores, Portugal
  • Also known as: “Angra”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Igreja da Misericórdia and Prainha.

Church
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is a church.

Beach
Photo: Carlos Luis M C da Cruz, Public domain.
is a landmark in the . It is located in the historical center of , on the island of . is the sandy bathing area on the bay of Angra do Heroísmo, located close to the historic centre of the city.

Town hall
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The is a medieval structure constructed to house the municipal council/authority, situated in the civil parish of , municipality of , on the archipelago of the .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include São Mateus da Calheta and São Bartolomeu de Regatos.

Town
Photo: Luissilveira, Public domain.
is a civil parish within the municipality of in the archipelago of the . The population in 2011 was 3,757, in an area of 5.98 km2. is situated 4½ km west of Angra do Heroísmo.

Village
Photo: Luissilveira, Public domain.
is a parish in the municipality of on the island of in the . The population in 2011 was 1,983, in an area of 25.00 km². is situated 7 km west of Angra do Heroísmo.

Angra do Heroísmo

Latitude
38.6539° or 38° 39′ 14″ north
Longitude
-27.21839° or 27° 13′ 6″ west
Population
12,000
Elevation
1 metre (3 feet)
United Nations Location Code
PT ADH
Open location code
89CJMQ3J+HJ
Geo­Names ID
3373348
Wiki­data ID
Q49344318
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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Spanish—“Angra do Heroísmo” goes by many names.
  • Catalan: “Angra do Heroísmo”
  • Cebuano: “Angra do Heroísmo”
  • Chinese: “英雄港”
  • Dutch: “Angra do Heroísmo”
  • Dutch: “Angra Tercera”
  • Finnish: “Angra do Heroísmo”
  • Georgian: “ანგრა-დუ-ეროიჟმუ”
  • German: “Angra do Heroísmo”
  • Greek: “Άγκρα ντο Ερόϊσμο”
  • Italian: “Angra do Heroísmo”
  • Japanese: “アングラ・ド・エロイズモ”
  • Kazakh: “Aнгра ду Эроижму”
  • Lithuanian: “Angra do Heroišmas”
  • Mazanderani: “آنگرا دو هروئیسمو”
  • Persian: “آنگرا دو هروئیسمو”
  • Portuguese: “Angra do Heroísmo”
  • Romanian: “Angra do Heroísmo”
  • Russian: “Ангра-ду-Эроишму”
  • Serbian: “Ангра до Ероизмо”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Angra do Heroismo”
  • Spanish: “Angra do Heroísmo”
  • “Angra do Heroísmo”

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