Nordeste, Azores
Nordeste is a municipality on the northeastern part of São Miguel Island in the Azores. The population in 2011 was 4,937, in an area of.
Geography
The municipality of 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. It was formerly a fertile area used for growing wheat that was used to supply ships heading to the East Indies. King Manuel I of Portugal granted it the status of a town. The prosperity of the municipality ended after an earthquake in 1534 led to the fertile farmland being buried under pumice from the mountains.The highest elevations in this region include Pico Redondo, Pico Verde, Pico Bartolomeu and Pico da Vara, the highest point on the island of São Miguel.
Administratively, there are nine civil parishes in the municipality:
- Achada
- Achadinha
- Algarvia
- Lomba da Fazenda
- Nordeste
- Salga
- Santana
- Santo António de Nordestinho
- São Pedro de Nordestinho