Angra do Heroísmo (district)

The District of Angra do Heroísmo (after 6 October 1898 the Autonomous District of Angra do Heroísmo), was a district of the Ilhas Adjacentes (the former collective name for the Azores and Madeira), consisting of the dependent central islands of the Azores. The district of Angra, not to be confused with the modern municipality of Angra do Heroísmo, existed until 1976 when it was abolished in the favor of the autonomy charter of the 1976 Portuguese Constitution.

Angra do Heroísmo Distrito Autónomo de Angra do Heroísmo
District
Country	Portugal
Province	Ilhas Adjacentes
Region	Azores
Established	28 March 1836
Extinguished	22 August 1975
Government
• Type	Autonomous district
• Body	District administration
Area
• Total	239.00 km2 (92.28 sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-1 (Azores)
• Summer (DST)	UTC0 (Azores)

History

It was created in 1835, with its seat in the city of Angra do Heroísmo, and included the islands of Terceira, São Jorge and Graciosa. Like its counterparts in Horta and Ponta Delgada, it was extinguished on 22 August 1975, with the creation of the Junta Regional of the Azores (which superseded the competencies of those institutions).

With constitutional autonomy of the Azores, the districts were definitively extinguished. The constitution of the Portuguese Republic of 1976 installed a politico-administrative statute that invested power in a regional government.

Geography

The district of Angra do Heroísmo included the northern central islands of the Azores: Graciosa, Terceira and São Jorge. This region includes a land area of 239 km², and the following municipalities:

• Santa Cruz da Graciosa
• Angra do Heroísmo
• Praia da Vitória
• Calheta
• Velas