Hotels at São Jorge Hotels at São Jorge booking.com
Sailing to São Jorge: SailingEurope Group
previous island Graciosa island São Jorge next island Pico

Booking.com

Youtube São Jorge Video - Movie


For a detailed description of this island, see our info-island-page:São Jorge

Physical characteristics - Location

Coordinates: long: -28.02814 lat : 38.63714
Coordinates (gr,min,sec): long: -28°1'4.1286 lat : 38°38'13.7004
Surface area: 243.8 km2 (0.642 x Isle of Wight)
Length coastline: 133.4 km
Average height: 428 metre
Length island: 54.1 km
Maximum width island (estimate): 6.1 km
Name : Pico de Esperança (1052 metre)
Orientation island: West-northwest - East-southeast

Demographic data island

Habited: Yes
Number of inhabitants: 8998
Population density: 36.6 inh/km2
Important places (direction): Calheta (Z), Topo (O)

Naming - Location

Local native name: São Jorge
Archipelago (island group): Azores
Neighboring islands
(Island hopping): 		1) Pico 28.1 km WestSouthWest
2) Graciosa 45.6 km NorthNorthEast
3) Faial 59 km WestNorthWest
4) Terceira 71.3 km EastSouthEast
5) São Miguel 245.7 km SouthEast
Country: Portugal
Location in Country: West-northwest
Name Região Autónoma: Autonomous Region Azores
Name Concelho: municipalites : 1) Velas 2) Calheta
Main place: Velas
Location Main place: West-southwest
Sea: Atlantic Ocean
Distance to main land: 1581 km
Nearest Country: Portugal
Type Rock outcrop: vulcanic
island-Type: island in sea
Remarks: very narrow elongated island

Topographic islandmap São Jorge

São Jorge map

© OpenStreetMap-auteurs, CC-BY-SA.
Map São Jorge

São Jorge views: 1989
No score starsaverage score: No score from 0 votes.

Height map of São Jorge

São Jorge Digital terrain model - DTM



Relief: Height Classes in percentages


Relief: Slope Classes in percentages

Weather at São Jorge

The weather type in Velas Municipalityovercast cloudsweericoon
Current temperature: 16 degrees Celcius
Precipitation last 3 hours: No precipitation
Wind: 3.33 meter per second (Wind force - bft 3)
Winddirection: South
Atmospheric pressure: 1027 mb
Humidity: 68 %
Daylength at 21 October 2021:10 hour and 59 minutes
Sunrise: 10:07 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset: 21:05 Europe/Amsterdam
Weather-page: São Jorge

Climate: Temperature and Precipitation



Transport on your island-holiday

Directly accessible from Western Europe (The Netherlands) by plane: No
International airport present : No
Accessible by car: No
Distance from Western Europe (The Netherlands) (rough estimate): 3795 km
Ferry connection - Car - Car - with mainland: No
Boat Connection - pedestrian - with mainland: No
Bicycle facilities: No

island-Sights, island-Tourism - island-attractions

Wikipedia São Jorge ?> Wikipedia: Wikipedia São Jorge
Tourist information: Info São Jorge
Youtube: Youtube São Jorge
UNESCO São Jorge ?> UNESCO:


island accommodation: Hotel ,Holiday Home, Camping

Hotel at São Jorge ?> Hotel Hotel at São Jorge booking.com
Campings at São Jorge ?> Hotel Not known
Holiday Home
Bed & Breakfast
accommodation-page São Jorge


Social media - Multimedia

Youtube Video São JorgeVideos youtube São Jorge
flickr pictures and images of São JorgePhotos (Flickr) of the place São Jorge


Bings maps São Jorge
Mapquest São Jorge
Loc.Alize.us São Jorge