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Ponta Delgada, São Miguel, Azores, Portugali
Regional Level Types
Ponta DelgadaMunicipality
São MiguelIsland
AzoresAutonomous Region
PortugalCountry

Coat of Arms of Ponta DelgadaFlag of Ponta Delgada
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Area:
232 km2
Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Ponta Delgada20,056 (2018)
Rosto de Cão7,880 (2012)
Arrifes6,981 (2012)
São Roque4,932 (2018)
Fajã de Baixo4,915 (2012)
Relva3,006 (2018)
Mindat Locality ID:
249806
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:249806:8
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
French:
Ponta Delgada, São Miguel, Açores, Portugal
German:
Ponta Delgada, São Miguel, Azoren, Portugal
Italian:
Ponta Delgada, São Miguel, Azzorre, Portogallo
Portuguese:
Ponta Delgada, Ilha de São Miguel, Região Autónoma dos Açores, Portugal
Russian:
Понта-Делгада, Сан-Мигел, Азорские острова, Португалия
Simplified Chinese:
蓬塔德爾加達, 聖米格爾島, 亚速尔群岛, 葡萄牙
Spanish:
Ponta Delgada, São Miguel, Azores, Portugal
Afrikaans:
Ponta Delgada, Asore, Portugal
Albanian:
Ponta Delgada, Ishujt Azore, Portugalia
Arabic:
بونتا ديلغادا, جزيرة ساو ميغيل, الأزور, البرتغال
Asturian:
Ponta Delgada, Azores
Azeri:
Ponta-Delqada, Azor adaları
Basque:
Ponta Delgada, São Miguel uhartea, Azoreak
Belarusian:
Понта-Дэлгада, Сан-Мігел, Азорскія астравы, Партугалія
Bengali:
পন্টাডেলগাদা, অ্যাজোরেস
Bosnian:
Ponta Delgada, Azores
Breton:
Ponta Delgada, Enez São Miguel, Azorez
Bulgarian:
Понта Делгада, Азорски острови, Португалия
Catalan:
Ponta Delgada, Illa de São Miguel, Açores, Portugal
Cebuano:
Ponta Delgada , Ilha de São Miguel , Azores
Czech:
Ponta Delgada, São Miguel, Azory, Portugalsko
Danish:
Ponta Delgada, São Miguel, Azorerne, Portugal
Dutch:
Ponta Delgada, São Miguel, Azoren, Portugal
Esperanto:
Ponta Delgada, Insulo Sanmigelo, Acoroj
Estonian:
Ponta Delgada, São Miguel, Assoorid, Portugal
Farsi/Persian:
پونتا دلگادا, جزیره سائو میگوئل, آزور, پرتغال
Finnish:
Ponta Delgada, São Miguel, Azorit, Portugali
Galician:
Ponta Delgada, Illa de São Miguel, Azores, Portugal
Georgian:
პონტა-დელგადა, აზორის კუნძულები
Greek:
Πόντα Ντελγάδα , Σάο Μιγκέλ, Αζόρες, Πορτογαλία
Gujarati:
પોન્ટા ડેલગાડા, એઝોર્સ
Hebrew:
פונטה דלגדה, סאו מיגל, האיים האזוריים, פורטוגל
Hindi:
पोंटा डेलगाडा, एज़ोरेस, पुर्तगाल
Hungarian:
Ponta Delgada , São Miguel, Azori-szigetek, Portugália
Icelandic:
Ponta Delgada, Asóreyjar, Portúgal
Indonesian:
Ponta Delgada, Pulau São Miguel, Azores, Portugal
Japanese:
ポンタ・デルガダ, サンミゲル島, アゾレス諸島, ポルトガル
Kannada:
ಪೊಂಟ ಡೆಲ್ಗಾಡಾ, ಅಝೊರ್ಸ್
Korean:
폰타델가다, 상미겔섬, 아소르스 제도, 포르투갈
Latvian:
Pontadelgada, Sanmigela, Azoru salas, Portugāle
Lithuanian:
Ponta Delgada, San Migelis, Azorai, Portugalija
Macedonian:
Понта Делгада, Сао Мигел , Азорски Острови, Португалија
Malay:
Ponta Delgada, Pulau São Miguel, Azores
Marathi:
पोंटा डेलगाडा, असोरेस
Mazanderani:
پونتا دلگادا
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
Ponta Delgada, Açores
Mongolian:
Понта-Делгада, Азорын арлууд
Norwegian:
Ponta Delgada, São Miguel, Asorene, Portugal
Ossetian:
Понтæ-Делгадæ, Азоры сакъадæхтæ
Polish:
Ponta Delgada, São Miguel, Azory, Portugalia
Romanian:
Ponta Delgada, Azore, Portugalia
Sardinian:
Ponta Delgada, Azorras
Scots:
Ponta Delgada, Azores
Serbian:
Понта Делгада, Азорска острва, Португалија
Sinhalese:
පොන්ටා ඩෙල්ගඩා, ඇසෝර්ස්
Slovenian:
Ponta Delgada, São Miguel , Azori, Portugalska
Swedish:
Ponta Delgada, São Miguel, Azorerna, Portugal
Tagalog:
Lungsod ng Ponta Delgada, Azores, Portugal
Tamil:
பான்ட டெல்காடா, அசோரசு
Tatar:
Понта-Делгада, Азор утраулары
Telugu:
పోంటా డెల్గాడా, అజోరెస్
Thai:
ปงตาแดลกาดา, เกาะเซามีแกล, อะโซร์ส, โปรตุเกส
Traditional Chinese:
朋達德加達, 聖米格爾島, 亞速爾
Turkish:
Ponta Delgada, São Miguel Adası, Azorlar, Portekiz
Turkmen:
Ponta-Delgada, Azor adalary
Ukrainian:
Понта-Делгада, Сан-Мігел, Азорські острови, Португалія
Urdu:
پونتا دیلجادا, آزورس
Uzbek (Latin Script):
Ponta Delgada, Azor orollari
Vietnamese:
Ponta Delgada, Açores, Bồ Đào Nha
Volapük:
Ponta Delgada
Waray:
Ponta Delgada, Azores


Ponta Delgada (lit. "Thin Cape") is the largest municipality (concelho) and economic capital of the Autonomous Region of the Azores in Portugal. It is located on São Miguel Island, the largest and most populous in the archipelago.

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6 valid minerals.

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ⓘ 'Apatite'
Formula: Ca5(PO4)3A
ⓘ 'Clinopyroxene Subgroup'
ⓘ Diopside
Formula: CaMgSi2O6
ⓘ 'Fayalite-Forsterite Series'
ⓘ Forsterite
Formula: Mg2(SiO4)
ⓘ Halite
Formula: NaCl
ⓘ Kaersutite
Formula: NaCa2(Mg3AlTi4+)(Si6Al2)O22O2
ⓘ Magnetite
Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4
ⓘ 'Olivine Group'
Formula: M2SiO4
ⓘ 'Orthopyroxene Subgroup'
ⓘ 'Plagioclase'
Formula: (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
ⓘ Pyrrhotite
Formula: Fe1-xS
ⓘ 'Serpentine Subgroup'
Formula: D3[Si2O5](OH)4

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘPyrrhotite2.CC.10Fe1-xS
Group 3 - Halides
ⓘHalite3.AA.20NaCl
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘMagnetite4.BB.05Fe2+Fe3+2O4
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘForsterite9.AC.05Mg2(SiO4)
ⓘDiopside9.DA.15CaMgSi2O6
ⓘKaersutite9.DE.15NaCa2(Mg3AlTi4+)(Si6Al2)O22O2
Unclassified
ⓘ'Clinopyroxene Subgroup'-
ⓘ'Fayalite-Forsterite Series'-
ⓘ'Plagioclase'-(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
ⓘ'Orthopyroxene Subgroup'-
ⓘ'Serpentine Subgroup'-D3[Si2O5](OH)4
ⓘ'Apatite'-Ca5(PO4)3A
ⓘ'Olivine Group'-M2SiO4

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ Serpentine SubgroupD3[Si2O5](OH)4
OOxygen
Oⓘ DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Oⓘ ForsteriteMg2(SiO4)
Oⓘ KaersutiteNaCa2(Mg3AlTi4+)(Si6Al2)O22O2
Oⓘ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Oⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series
Oⓘ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
Oⓘ Serpentine SubgroupD3[Si2O5](OH)4
Oⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3A
Oⓘ Olivine GroupM2SiO4
NaSodium
Naⓘ HaliteNaCl
Naⓘ KaersutiteNaCa2(Mg3AlTi4+)(Si6Al2)O22O2
Naⓘ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Mgⓘ ForsteriteMg2(SiO4)
Mgⓘ KaersutiteNaCa2(Mg3AlTi4+)(Si6Al2)O22O2
Mgⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series
AlAluminium
Alⓘ KaersutiteNaCa2(Mg3AlTi4+)(Si6Al2)O22O2
Alⓘ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
SiSilicon
Siⓘ DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Siⓘ ForsteriteMg2(SiO4)
Siⓘ KaersutiteNaCa2(Mg3AlTi4+)(Si6Al2)O22O2
Siⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series
Siⓘ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
Siⓘ Serpentine SubgroupD3[Si2O5](OH)4
Siⓘ Olivine GroupM2SiO4
PPhosphorus
Pⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3A
SSulfur
Sⓘ PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
ClChlorine
Clⓘ HaliteNaCl
CaCalcium
Caⓘ DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Caⓘ KaersutiteNaCa2(Mg3AlTi4+)(Si6Al2)O22O2
Caⓘ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
Caⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3A
TiTitanium
Tiⓘ KaersutiteNaCa2(Mg3AlTi4+)(Si6Al2)O22O2
FeIron
Feⓘ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Feⓘ PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
Feⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series

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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ponta_Delgada
Wikidata ID:Q208149
GeoNames ID:8010687

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