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Ponta Delgada

Ponta Delgada is located in São Miguel, one of the nine Islands of the Azores archipelago, which is located in the Atlantic Ocean about 1,500 km from Lisbon. Ponta Delgada has a population of 66,000. Ponta Delgada’s economy is based on the service sector, although industrial production and fishing also play an important role. Nearly 50% of all companies in the Azores are located in Ponta Delgada. Served by an international airport and port, the city is the main gateway to the Azores. An autonomous region of Portugal since 1976, the Azores has a Legislative Assembly and a Government directly elected by the local population. The municipality of Ponta Delgada is composed of 22 freguesias (LAU2 units). The city has an executive body (câmara municipal) and a legislative body (assembleia municipal), both composed of local elected members. No larger urban zone (LUZ) was defined for this city.

CITY LEVEL
CITYQUINTILES
Comparison with UA cities
LowHigh
INDICATORSYEARSCORE5th4th3rd2nd1stCASES
DEMOGRAPHY  
 
Total resident population200464,516
342
Total annual population change over 5 yrs.20040%
247
Percentage of households that are 1-person households200113%
297
Percentage of households that are lone-parent households20012%
273
Average size of households20013.50
181
SOCIAL ASPECTS  
 
Average price per m2 for an apartment  
 
Average price per m2 for a house  
 
Percentage of households living in owned dwellings200180%
305
Percentage of households living in social housing  
 
Average living area in m2 per person  
 
Number of recorded crimes per 1,000 population200452.78
223
ECONOMIC ASPECTS  
 
Unemployment rate20016%
308
Unemployment rate - female20018%
307
Employment rate200162%
273
Activity rate200165%
307
GDP per head (€)2004€11,998
148
Median disposable annual household income(€)2001€17,672
138
Percentage of households receiving less than half of the national average household income  
 
CIVIC INVOLVEMENT  
 
Percentage of registered electorate voting in city elections200447%
193
TRAINING AND EDUCATION  
 
No. of children aged 0-4 in day care per 1,000 children 0-4  
 
% of working age population with only primary education20011%
175
% of working age population with tertiary education20010%
185
ENVIRONMENT  
 
Summer Smog: No. of days ozone (O3) exceeds 120µg/m3  
 
Number of days PM10 concentrations exceed 50 µg/m3  
 
Amount of solid waste collected (domestic and commercial) - tonnes per capita per annum20040.51
237
Percentage of solid waste processed by landfill200492%
213
Green space to which the public has access (m2 per capita)200417
185
Population density (residents per km2)2004277
265
TRANSPORT AND TRAVEL  
 
Percentage of journeys to work by car200148%
175
Average time of journey to work (mins.)200118
177

SUB CITY LEVEL
3 SUB-CITY DISTRICTSComparison of Sub-City Districts
INDICATORSYEARLOWESTCITY SCOREHIGHESTRATIO Lowest:Highest
DEMOGRAPHY     
Percentage of total population aged 0-419917%8%10%1:1.47
Percentage of households that are 1-person households19917%10%14%1:1.99
Percentage of households that are lone-parent households19917%7%8%1:1.15
Percentage of households that are lone-pensioner households19914%4%5%1:1.40
Average size of households     
SOCIAL ASPECTS     
Proportion of dwellings lacking basic amenities     
ECONOMIC ASPECTS     
Unemployment rate19913%4%5%1:1.55
Percentage of unemployed who are under age 25     
TRAINING AND EDUCATION     
% of working age population with only primary education     
% of working age population with secondary education     
% of working age population with tertiary education     
ENVIRONMENT     
Population density (residents per km2)20011272821,9701:15.55