Angra (Azores)

Angra, or Angra do Heroismo Is the capital of Terceira Island, the former capital of the Portuguese archipelago of the Azores, and chief town of an administrative district, comprising of nine islands: Terceira, São Jorge Island, Graciosa, Sao Miguel Island , Pico Island, Santa Maria Island, Flores Island, Faial Island, and Corvo Island. Angra is built on the south coast of Terceira in . It is the headquarters of a military command, and the residence of a Roman Catholic bishop; its principal buildings are the cathedral, military college, arsenal and observatory. The harbour, now of little commercial or strategic importance, but formerly a celebrated naval station, is sheltered on the west and south-west by the promontory of Mt. Brazil; but it is inferior to the neighbouring ports of Ponta Delgada and Horta. The foreign trade is not large, and consists chiefly in the exportation of pineapples and other fruit. Angra served as a refuge for Queen Maria II of Portugal from 1830 to 1833. It also served refure for Almeida Garrett during the Napoleonic Wars.

The population is 35,581 (2001) and the area is 237.52 km. The density is 149.80 people/km². It is one of the largest municipalities in the Azores. The district includes the southwestern half of the island of Terceira. It is encircled almost entirely by the Atlantic Ocean except for the east. It is bordered by Praia da Vitória to the west.

• Area code: (351) 295-40x-xxx
• Postal code: 9701
• Name of inhabitants: Angrense

The 19 parishes of Angra do Heroísmo are:

• Altares
• Cinco Ribeiras
• Doze Ribeiras
• Feteira
• Nossa Senhora da Conceição (Angra do Heroísmo)
• Porto Judeu
• Posto Santo
• Raminho
• Ribeirinha
• Santa Bárbara
• Santa Luzia (Angra do Heroísmo)
• São Bartolomeu de Regatos
• São Bento
• São Mateus da Calheta
• São Pedro (Angra do Heroísmo)
• Sé (Angra do Heroísmo)
• Serreta
• Terra Chã
• Vila de São Sebastião

About 70% of the parishes have 1,000 people and 88.71% of the population live in parishes with population over 1,000. About 11.3% of the population live in parishes with less than 1,000 people. The most populated parish is Nossa Senhora da Conceição and least populated is Serreta. The largest parish geographically is Porto Judeu and the smallest is Santa Luzia.

Angra also has a soccer team in which is related with its inhabitants and is named Angrense which is part of the Associação de Futebol de Angra do Heroísmo. It is the only main soccer team in the area. The football/soccer governing body is located in this area.