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(hôr'tə, Port. ôr') , town (1991 pop. 4,907), capital of Horta dist., in the Azores, Portugal, on Faial island. It has an excellent harbor with shipyards and is a military air base.


 
 
Dialing Code: The telephone dialing code for: Horta, Portugal

The country code is: 351
The city code is: 292


 
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Meaning #1: Belgian architect and leader in art nouveau architecture (1861-1947)
  Synonym: Victor Horta


 
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Horta
Flag of Horta
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Coat of arms of Horta
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Location of Horta
Location  
 - Country Flag of Portugal Portugal
 - Region A.R. of Azores
 - Subregion A.R. of Azores
 - District or A.R. A.R. of Azores
Mayor João Castro
 - Party PS
Area 173.1 km²
Population
 - Total 15,224
 - Density 88/km²
No. of parishes 13
Coordinates 38º32'N 28º38'W
Municipal holiday Saint John
June 24
Website: http://www.cmhorta.pt

Horta (pron. IPA: ['ɔɾtɐ]) is a municipality in the western part of the Azores.

The municipality has a population of 15,224, its density is 88/km² and it has an area of 173.1 km². The city itself has a population of 4,459.[1]

The municipality includes the totality of the Faial Island.

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Notable natives

References

  1. ^ UMA POPULAÇÃO QUE SE URBANIZA, Uma avaliação recente - Cidades, 2004 Nuno Pires Soares, Instituto Geográfico Português (Geographic Institute of Portugal)



 
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