Horta (Azores) 1163113 218015854 2008-06-08T19:46:54Z VolkovBot 3035831 robot Adding: [[eu:Horta]] {{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== <references/> {{Parishes of Horta}} {{Municipalities in the Azores}} [[Category:Municipalities of the Azores]] [[Category:Faial Island]] [[ca:Horta (Açores)]] [[de:Horta (Portugal)]] [[es:Horta (Azores)]] [[eu:Horta]] [[fr:Horta (Açores)]] [[it:Horta]] [[nl:Horta (Azoren)]] [[pl:Horta]] [[pt:Horta]] [[ro:Horta]] [[ru:Орта (Азорские острова)]] [[tr:Horta]] [[vo:Horta]]