Povoação

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Povoação is a coastal municipality and town on São Miguel Island in Portugal’s Azores archipelago, known as the site of the island’s first settlement.

All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Povoação canonical 2
Povoação (town) 2
Povoação (parish) 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (45)

Predicate Object
instanceOf municipality
belongsToNUTSRegion Azores (PT20)
linked to: PT20 (Azores)
climate oceanic climate
continent Europe
country Portugal
countrySubdivision Autonomous Region of the Azores
linked to: Azores
demographicsLanguage Portuguese
district Ponta Delgada District
linked to: Ponta Delgada
governingBody Municipal Chamber of Povoação
hasEconomicActivity agriculture
fishing
tourism
hasGeographicalFeatureNearby Atlantic coastline
Furnas Lake
linked to: Lagoa das Furnas

Furnas Valley
coastal cliffs
hasHeritage early Azorean settlement history
hasHistoricalSignificance first populated area of São Miguel Island
hasParish Faial da Terra
Furnas
linked to: Furnas Valley

Nossa Senhora da Mãe de Deus
Nossa Senhora dos Remédios
Povoação (parish)
linked to: Povoação

Ribeira Quente
hasPostalCodePrefix 9650
hasReligiousHeritage Catholic churches
hasSettlement Povoação (town)
linked to: Povoação
isCoastal true
island São Miguel
linked to: São Miguel Island
knownFor site of the first settlement on São Miguel Island
locatedEastOf Ponta Delgada
locatedIn Atlantic Ocean
Azores
São Miguel Island
locatedInCountry Portugal
locatedOnBodyOfWater Atlantic Ocean
locatedOnCoastOf São Miguel Island
municipalSeat Povoação (town)
linked to: Povoação
officialLanguage Portuguese
linked to: Portuguese language
partOf Autonomous Region of the Azores
linked to: Azores

Eastern Group of the Azores
region Azores
timezone AZOT
timezoneDST AZOST
usesCurrency Euro

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

São Miguel Island contains Povoação
Povoação hasSettlement Povoação (town)
linked to: Povoação
Povoação municipalSeat Povoação (town)
linked to: Povoação
Povoação hasParish Povoação (parish)
linked to: Povoação