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Horta (Azores) 

Horta
Flag of Horta
Municipal flag
Coat of arms of Horta
Municipal coat of arms
Location of Horta
Location  
 - Country Flag of Portugal Portugal
 - Region A.R. of Azores
 - Subregion A.R. of Azores
 - District or A.R. A.R. of Azores
Mayor João Castro
 - Party PS
Area 173.1 km²
Population
 - Total 15,224
 - Density 88/km²
No. of parishes 13
Coordinates 38º32'N 28º38'W
Municipal holiday Saint John
June 24
Website: http://www.cmhorta.pt

Horta (pron. IPA: ['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.[1]

The municipality includes the totality of the Faial Island.

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References in literature and history

Mark Twain visited the town of Horta in June 1867, near the beginning of a long pleasure excursion to Jerusalem. He describes his visit, with commentary on the people and culture of Horta, in his book The Innocents Abroad.

Sister cities

Parishes

Notable natives

References

  1. ^ UMA POPULAÇÃO QUE SE URBANIZA, Uma avaliação recente - Cidades, 2004 Nuno Pires Soares, Instituto Geográfico Português (Geographic Institute of Portugal)
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Parishes of Horta municipality
Coat of arms of Horta
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Municipalities of the Azores Autonomous Region
Corvo: Flag of the Azores
Faial:
Horta
Flores:
Graciosa:
Pico:
Santa Maria:
São Jorge:
São Miguel:
Terceira:
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