Ponta Delgada

is a Portuguese city located on the island of São Miguel and belonging to the Autonomous Region of the Azores with a population of 46 102 inhabitants (2011).[2]

Ponta Delgada is the economic capital of the Autonomous Region of the Azores and the largest city in this region.

It is the seat of the municipality of Ponta Delgada with 231.90 km² of area and 68,809 inhabitants (2011), subdivided into 24 parishes. The municipality is limited to the east by the municipalities of Ribeira Grande and Lagoa and has a coastline in the Atlantic Ocean to the north, south and west.

With more than five centuries of existence, Ponta Delgada is a flat, modern and cosmopolitan city, being the largest municipality in the Azores and the one with the greatest diversity of facilities.