Candelária (Ponta Delgada)

Candelaria
Basic data
Autonomous Region :	Azores
Concelho :	Ponta Delgada
Coordinates :	37 ° 47 ′ N , 25 ° 49 ′ W Coordinates: 37 ° 47 ′ N , 25 ° 49 ′ W
Residents:	1079 (as of June 30, 2011)
Surface:	8.63 km² (as of January 1, 2010)
Population density :	125 inhabitants per km²
Postal code :	9555-024
politics
Mayor :	João Alberto Silva Pereira
Address of the municipal administration:	Junta de Freguesia de Candelária ; Ramal da Igreja ; 9555-024 Candelária

Candelária is a town and municipality in the west of São Miguel , an island in the Portuguese archipelago of the Azores .

history

The listed parish church Igreja de Nossa Senhora das Candeias was built in 1535 and then expanded and redesigned several times, especially in the 17th century and between 1811 and 1826

Candelária was settled during the 15th century and got its name after the patron saint Nossa Senhora das Candeias ( Our Lady of Light ). In 1535 the first parish church was built.

In 1568 the now independent community of Ginetes split off.

In 1713 a strong earthquake destroyed part of the village.

The community continued to grow despite the adverse circumstances (earthquakes, winds and storms from the nearby sea), and in the 19th century reached its highest population with up to 1263 inhabitants.

administration

Population development in the municipality of Candelária (1864 to 2011)

Candelária is the seat of a municipality of the same name ( freguesia ) in the district ( concelho ) of Ponta Delgada . 1079 inhabitants live in it (as of June 30, 2011).

The following places are in the municipality:

Biscoitos
Campo Raso
Candelaria
Canto Redondo
Mirateca
Monte
Monte de Baixo
Monte de Cima
Vista Comprida

Web links

Commons : Candelária (Ponta Delgada) - collection of images, videos and audio files

Website of the Candelária Municipal Council at the Ponta Delgada County Council
Entry on Candelária on the German-language website www.azoren-online.de
Entry on Candelária in the Mapas de Portugal

Individual evidence

↑ ^a ^b www.ine.pt - indicator resident population by place of residence and sex; Decennial in the database of the Instituto Nacional de Estatística
↑ Overview of code assignments from Freguesias on epp.eurostat.ec.europa.eu
↑ ^a ^b Entry on the parish church of Candelária in the Portuguese list of monuments SIPA, accessed on October 6, 2019

[Metadaten_Einwohnerzahl_PT_420303-1] www.ine.pt - indicator resident population by place of residence and sex; Decennial in the database of the Instituto Nacional de Estatística

[Fläche-2] Overview of code assignments from Freguesias on epp.eurostat.ec.europa.eu

[SIPA-3] Entry on the parish church of Candelária in the Portuguese list of monuments SIPA, accessed on October 6, 2019