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![[Nordeste municipality]](../images/p/pt-nrd.gif)
2:3 image by Sérgio Horta, 17 Oct 2007
It is a fairly typical Portuguese municipal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a plain green field.
António Martins-Tuválkin, 18 Oct 2007
![[Nordeste municipality CoA]](../images/p/pt-nrd).gif)
image by Sérgio Horta, 18 Oct 2007
The arms are Argent on a fess Sable three fires proper and on the chief a goshawk Proper holding an inescutcheon Azure charged with five plates Argent set in saltire and in base two barrulets wavy Vert semy of fish endowed Argent. Mural crown Argent with four
visible towers (town rank) and white scroll reading in black upper case letters "VILA DE NORDESTE".
António Martins-Tuválkin, 18 Oct 2007
Flag and arms adopted and published in the official journal Diário do Governo : I Série on 15 September 1937
Meaning:
The goshawk is representing that the municipality belongs to the Açores, the grren waves are symbolizing the sea.
António Martins-Tuválkin, 18 Oct 2007
Plain (monocoloured) Portuguese subnational flags are not allowed to have variations without arms: plain flags always carry the coat of arms.
Jorge Candeias, 18 July 1999
Nordeste municipality had 5291 inhabitants in 2001 and consists of 9 communes covering 101,51 km², taking up the NE half of St. Michael Island (São Miguel). It is part of Azores Region (also a NUTS II and traditional province), former Angra do Heroísmo District. "Nordeste" is Portuguese for "northeast", refering to the location of this municipality, which is not hinted at in the arms.
António Martins-Tuválkin, 18 Oct 2007
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