Horta (Azores)

**Horta**
	municipality in Portugal
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Instance of	municipality of Portugal;
Named after	Josse van Huerter;
Patron saint	Jesus;
Location	Azores, Portugal
Founded by	Josse van Huerter;
Inception	1467;
Population	14,331 (2021);
Area	173 km²; 173.06 ±0.01 km²;
Elevation above sea level	0 m;
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	38° 32′ 00″ N, 28° 38′ 00″ W
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The Bay of Horta showing the main settlement as it appeared in 1589
A vista of the village of Horta, Faial from the New Bedford Whaling Museum, c.1842 (Purrington & Russel)
The City of Horta and Horta Bay, as seen from the Nossa Senhora da Conceição outlook, showing the marina, the old dock, and volcanic cones, Monte Escuro and Monte da Guia
Horta and its marina from Monte da Guia
The centre of Horta, with a view that includes the Câmara Municipal (left foreground) and Carmo Church (right background)
Die Verwaltungsgliederung der Insel Faial (gelb die drei Gemeinden der Stadt Horta)

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aerial view of the port of Horta
The pier and seawalls in Horta Harbor and Marina are covered with the "calling cards" of visiting yachts
An example of one of the murals painted on the Marina seawall, showing the ensign of the Royal Maritime Auxiliary Service