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São Sebastião (Ponta Delgada)

São Sebastião
Civil Parish
Ponta Delgada.jpg
The urbanized coastal limit of Ponta Delgada at São Sebastião, including the commercial mall and business quarter, as seen from the Portas do Mar
Official name: Freguesia de São Sebastião
Name origin: Portuguese for Saint Sebastian
Country  Portugal
Autonomous Region  Azores
Island São Miguel
Municipality Ponta Delgada
Center Palácio de Santana
 - elevation 65 m (213 ft)
 - coordinates 37°44′54″N 25°40′15″W / 37.74833°N 25.67083°W / 37.74833; -25.67083Coordinates: 37°44′54″N 25°40′15″W / 37.74833°N 25.67083°W / 37.74833; -25.67083
Highest point Milhafres
 - elevation 254 m (833 ft)
 - coordinates 37°46′9″N 25°40′26″W / 37.76917°N 25.67389°W / 37.76917; -25.67389
Lowest point Sea Level
 - location Atlantic Ocean
Area 3.34 km2 (1 sq mi)
 - urban 1.09 km2 (0 sq mi)
Population 3,953 (2011)
Density 1,184/km2 (3,067/sq mi)
LAU Junta Freguesia
 - location Rua Dr. Bruno Tavares Carreiro
President Junta Fátima Fernanda da Silva Pimentel
Timezone Azores (UTC-1)
 - summer (DST) Azores (UTC0)
Postal Zone 9500-055
Area Code & Prefix (+351) 292 XXX-XXXX
Patron Saint São Sebastião
Statistics from INE (2001); geographic detail from Instituto Geográfico Português (2010)

São Sebastião (Portuguese for Saint Sebastian) is a parish in the municipality of Ponta Delgada in the Azores. The population in 2011 was 3,953, in an area of 3.34 km². The parish is part of the downtown area of Ponta Delgada. Until June 30, 2003, the parish was known as Matriz (Ponta Delgada).

SATA International/SATA Air Açores has its head office in the parish.


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