Horta (Azores)
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{{Infobox_Municipality_pt|
|official_name = Horta
|image_flag = Pt-hrt1.png
|image_coat_of_arms = HRT.png
|image_map = LocalHorta.PNG|
|Region = [[Azores|A.R. of Azores]]
|Subregion = [[Azores|A.R. of Azores]]
|District = [[Azores|A.R. of Azores]]
|Mayor_name = [[João Fernando Brum de Azevedo e Castro|João Castro]]
|Mayor_party = [[Portuguese Socialist Party|PS]]
|area_total = 173.1
|population_total = 15,224
|population_density = 88
|Parishes = [[Horta (Azores)#Parishes|13]]
|coor = 38º32'N 28º38'W
|params = 38_32_N_28_38_W
|occasion = [[John the Baptist|Saint John]]
|day = [[June 24]]
|website = http://www.cmhorta.pt
|footnotes =
}}
'''Horta''' ([[Pronunciation|pron.]] {{IPA2|'ɔɾtɐ}}) is a municipality in the western part of the [[Azores]].
The municipality has a population of 15,224, its density is 88/km² and it has an area of 173.1 km². The city itself has a population of about 7,000 inhabitants.<ref>[http://62.48.187.117/atlas/Cap2/Cap2d_2.html UMA POPULAÇÃO QUE SE URBANIZA, Uma avaliação recente - Cidades, 2004] Nuno Pires Soares, Instituto Geográfico Português (Geographic Institute of Portugal)</ref>
The municipality includes the totality of the [[Faial Island]].
==Parishes==
* [[Angústias]] (Horta)
* [[Capelo]]
* [[Castelo Branco (Horta)|Castelo Branco]]
* [[Cedros (Horta)|Cedros]]
* [[Conceição (Horta)|Conceição]] (Horta)
* [[Feteira (Horta)|Feteira]]
* [[Flamengos]]
* [[Matriz (Horta)|Matriz]] (Horta)
* [[Pedro Miguel]]
* [[Praia do Almoxarife]]
* [[Praia do Norte]]
* [[Ribeirinha (Horta)|Ribeirinha]]
* [[Salão]]
==Notable natives==
*[[Manuel José de Arriaga]] ([[July 8]], [[1840]] - [[March 5]], [[1917]]), the first [[Presidents of Portugal|president of Portugal]].
==References==
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{{Parishes of Horta}}
{{Municipalities in the Azores}}
[[Category:Municipalities of the Azores]]
[[Category:Faial Island]]
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