São Sebastião | |
Civil Parish | |
The urbanized coastal limit of Ponta Delgada at São Sebastião, including the commercial mall and business quarter, as seen from the Portas do Mar
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Official name: Freguesia de São Sebastião | |
Name origin: Portuguese for Saint Sebastian | |
Country | Portugal |
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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°WCoordinates: 37°44′54″N 25°40′15″W / 37.74833°N 25.67083°W |
Highest point | Milhafres |
- elevation | 254 m (833 ft) |
- coordinates | 37°46′9″N 25°40′26″W / 37.76917°N 25.67389°W |
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.