São Pedro de Nordestinho
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São Pedro de Nordestinho (first part, Portuguese
for Saint Peter
) is a parish in the district of Nordeste in the Azores
. It was probably the seat where the old parish of Nodestinho was located. It is located west of Nordeste. The main industry is agriculture. It is connected with a road linking Ponta Delgada
and Nordeste. The Atlantic Ocean
is to the north. The mountains are to the south.
, the parish of Nordestinho ceased to exist and São Pedro de Nordestinho along with other two parishes named Algarvia
and Santo António de Nordestinho
came into existence.
Portuguese language
Portuguese is a Romance language that arose in the medieval Kingdom of Galicia, nowadays Galicia and Northern Portugal. The southern part of the Kingdom of Galicia became independent as the County of Portugal in 1095...
for Saint Peter
Saint Peter
Saint Peter or Simon Peter was an early Christian leader, who is featured prominently in the New Testament Gospels and the Acts of the Apostles. The son of John or of Jonah and from the village of Bethsaida in the province of Galilee, his brother Andrew was also an apostle...
) is a parish in the district of Nordeste in the Azores
Azores
The Archipelago of the Azores is composed of nine volcanic islands situated in the middle of the North Atlantic Ocean, and is located about west from Lisbon and about east from the east coast of North America. The islands, and their economic exclusion zone, form the Autonomous Region of the...
. It was probably the seat where the old parish of Nodestinho was located. It is located west of Nordeste. The main industry is agriculture. It is connected with a road linking Ponta Delgada
Ponta Delgada
Ponta Delgada is a city and municipality on the island of São Miguel in the archipelago of the Azores, an autonomous region of Portugal. It includes 44,403 residents in the urban area, and approximately 20,113 inhabitants in the three central parishes that comprise the historical city: São Pedro,...
and Nordeste. The Atlantic Ocean
Atlantic Ocean
The Atlantic Ocean is the second-largest of the world's oceanic divisions. With a total area of about , it covers approximately 20% of the Earth's surface and about 26% of its water surface area...
is to the north. The mountains are to the south.
History
On July 16, 2002July 2002
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, the parish of Nordestinho ceased to exist and São Pedro de Nordestinho along with other two parishes named Algarvia
Algarvia
Algarvia is a civil parish in the municipality of Nordeste, on the island of São Miguel in the Portuguese Azores.-History:...
and Santo António de Nordestinho
Santo António de Nordestinho
Santo António de Nordestinho is a parish in the municipality of Nordeste, Azores in the Portuguese Azores, located near the village and parish of Nordeste.-History:...
came into existence.