São Miguel Island (pron. IPA: [sɐ̃ũ mi'gɛɫ]; Portuguese for Saint Michael), nicknamed "The Green Island", is the largest and most populous of the Azores Islands archipelago. The island covers 759 km2 (293 sq mi) and has around 140,000 inhabitants (called Micaelenses); the largest town is Ponta Delgada, with about 45,000 inhabitants.
Source: CIA Factbook, Wikipedia
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