Horta, Azores

Horta
The City of Horta and Horta Bay, as seen from the Nossa Senhora da Conceição outlook, showing the marina, the old dock, and volcanic cones, Monte Escuro and Monte da Guia.
The City of Horta and Horta Bay, as seen from the Nossa Senhora da Conceição outlook, showing the marina, the old dock, and volcanic cones, Monte Escuro and Monte da Guia.
Flag of Horta
Coat of arms of Horta
Location of the municipality of Horta in the archipelago of the Azores
Location of the municipality of Horta in the archipelago of the Azores
Coordinates: 38°34′46″N 28°42′59″W / 38.57944°N 28.71639°W / 38.57944; -28.71639
Country Portugal
Auton. regionAzores
IslandFaial
EstablishedSettlement: c. 1467
Town: c. 1498
City/Municipality: 4 July 1833
Parishes13
Government
 • PresidentJosé Leonardo Goulart da Silva
Area
 • Total173.06 km2 (66.82 sq mi)
Elevation
404 m (1,325 ft)
Population
 (2021)
 • Total14,331
 • Density83/km2 (210/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−01:00 (AZOT)
 • Summer (DST)UTC±00:00 (AZOST)
Postal code
9900-997
Area code292
PatronSantíssimo Salvador da Horta
Local holiday24 June
Websitehttp://www.cmhorta.pt

Horta (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈɔɾtɐ] ) is a municipality and city in the Portuguese archipelago of the Azores encompassing the island of Faial. The population in 2011 was 15,038[1] in an area of 173.06 square kilometres (66.82 sq mi)[2] The city of Horta itself has a population of about 7,000.[3]

Horta's marina is a primary stop for yachts crossing the Atlantic Ocean, and its walls and walkways are covered with paintings created by visitors noting the names of their vessels, crews, and the years they visited. Peter's Cafe Sport is a bar located across from the marina that houses the island's scrimshaw museum, a collection of artifacts carved from whale tooth and jawbone. Peter's is a point of reference for transatlantic yachters and sailors.

Legislative Assembly of the Azores is located in Horta, making it Azores' legislative capital.

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference INE was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "Autonomous Region of the Azores: Action Plan 2014 – 2020" (PDF). European Commission. June 2013. p. 11. Retrieved October 14, 2017.
  3. ^ Soares, Nuno Pires (2004). "Uma População que se Urbaniza" (PDF). Atlas of Portugal (in Portuguese). Lisbon, Portugal: Instituto Geográfico Português: 104–119. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-05.

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