Nordeste (;
Portuguese for
northeast
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, hence that part of the island) is a municipality on the northeastern part of
São Miguel Island
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in the
Azores
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. The population in 2011 was 4,937, in an area of .
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Geography
The municipality Nordeste covers the northeastern part of the island São Miguel. It is the least populated on the island of São Miguel, and most of its interior is covered forests, mountainous peaks and river-valleys, punctuated by fertile pastureland. The highest elevations in this region include Pico Redondo (980 metres), Pico Verde (927 metres), Pico Bartolomeu (887 metres) and Pico da Vara
Pico da Vara is the highest mountain on the island of São Miguel Island, São Miguel, in the Portugal, Portuguese archipelago of the Azores, and principal special protection of the Nature Reserve of Pico da Vara. The area around the mountain incl ...
(1103 metres), the highest point on the island of São Miguel.
Administratively, there are nine civil parishes in the municipality:
* Achada
Achada is a ''freguesia'' ("civil parish") in the municipality Nordeste on the island of São Miguel in the Azores
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* Achadinha
* Algarvia
* Lomba da Fazenda
* Nordeste
* Salga
* Santana
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Transportation
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* Santo António de Nordestinho
* São Pedro de Nordestinho
The parish Nordeste has a population of 1,341 (2011) and an area of .
Sports
The following sports clubs are located in Nordeste:
* UD Nordeste
União Desportiva do Nordeste ''(known as UD Nordeste or U. Nordeste),'' is a Portugal, Portuguese Association football, football club based in Nordeste (Azores), Nordeste on the island of São Miguel Island, São Miguel in the Azores Islands, A ...
* CD Santo António Nordestinho
References
External links
* Fajã do Araújo
* Lombo Gordo
* Atlântico Nordeste. Migrações (Book)
* Official geographic portal : https://sigweb.cmnordeste.pt
Municipalities of São Miguel Island
Municipalities of Portugal
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